After the clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, many types of claims are going viral on social media. Many users are claiming that 300 Indian soldiers have been killed in this clash. Three users named Dan_T129, Princess Meher, and Shuvarma have made such a claim.
Dan_T129 captioned: “ China kills over 300 Indian troops”
Source: Twitter
Another user princess Mehar captioned: “#BREAKING_NEWS China once again kills over 300 Indian troops on 9 Dec and Indian government tried to hide it from the Indian public. #Tawang #ArunachalPradesh #lAC #IndianArmy
Source: Twitter
Shuwarmaa captioned: “ China once again kills over 300 Indian troops on 9 Dec and Indian government tried to hide it from the Indian public. #Tawang”
Source: Twitter
Fact Check:
The DFRAC team first examined the bios of Dan_T129, Princess Meher, and Shuverma to gather information about them. These users have not given much information in the bio. After this, when the DFRAC team examined the followers and followers of these users, it was revealed that the highest number of users who follow these users are from Pakistan. Apart from this, these users have followed many official Twitter handles in Pakistan. Whose screenshot is given here
At the same time, on fact-checking the martyrdom of Indian soldiers, we found a statement given by India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in the Indian Parliament in many media houses. Rajnath Singh said in his statement that no soldier of India has been martyred. Apart from this, no soldier has been seriously injured. He also said that “our forces are fully committed to safeguarding our territorial integrity, and are always ready to prevent any attempt against it”.
Source: AajTak
Conclusion:
It is clear from this analysis of DFRAC that Pakistani users have circulated misleading and factless news on social media in the context of India. Therefore, his claim that 300 Indian soldiers were martyred is wrong.
