Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India along the border, several unverified videos and claims are surfacing on social media, further fueling misinformation. One such video is being shared with the claim that it shows the Indian Army attacking Sialkot, Pakistan.
A video is being widely circulated on social media with the claim that it shows new footage released by Al Jazeera of the Indian Army attacking Sialkot, Pakistan.
Another user was also found who shared a similar claim along with the video, which can be viewed here.
Fact Check
Upon investigation, this claim is found to be misleading.
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video led to a report by The Irish Sun, dated November 10, 2023. The report contained the same visuals seen in the viral video and described them as footage showing an Israeli airstrike targeting what was identified as Hamas’ terror headquarters near a Gaza hospital. The event took place in the context of Israel’s “pressure cooker” bombing strategy near the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza.
Further verification revealed that the visuals were credited to Al Jazeera and Twitter.
A subsequent search of Al Jazeera’s media coverage confirmed this. A report published by Al Jazeera on November 11, 2023, included the same visuals and reported on Israeli bombardments that struck several hospitals in northern Gaza on November 10, 2023.
Conclusion
The viral claim that the video shows an Indian Army attack on Sialkot is false. The footage depicts Israeli airstrikes in Gaza from 2023. Therefore, the claim is misleading and not based on factual evidence.
