The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked Pakistan's false claims of striking an Indian military base in Amritsar, exposing the circulated video as wildfire footage from Chile in February 2024. PIB also refuted claims of shooting down an Indian Rafale jet, clarifying the image was old and unrelated to 'Operation Sindoor.
NEW DELHI: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday fact-checked Pakistan's false claims that it struck a military base in Amritsar. The fake post claimed that numerous casualties, with several critical injuries. The photo used in the post, in fact, is a video of a wildfire from 2024.A Google reverse image search and keyword searches by the news agency AFP traced the video to a TikTok post from February 3, 2024, which claimed it showed fires in Achupallas, a neighborhood in the seaside resort city of Viña del Mar, located in Chile’s Valparaíso region.
Multiple fires broke out simultaneously around the city on February 2. Known for its beaches and annual music festival, Viña del Mar was devastated by the infernos, which claimed at least 133 lives and destroyed approximately 7,000 homes. It was the deadliest natural disaster to strike Chile since the 2010 earthquake and...
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