After an Indian official said in October 2026 there had been standoffs between Indian and Chinese troops at the Himalayan frontier of Arunachal Pradesh, a video circulated online with the false claim it showed Indian villagers chasing away Chinese soldiers. AFP geolocated the clip to a village in western Nepal, while a local official said it depicts a religious festival.
"Villagers in Arunachal clashed with the Chinese army," reads a Hindi-language Facebook post uploaded on October 28.
The attached footage shows a crowd running through a hillside agricultural area. Text superimposed on it reads: "Villagers chased away the Chinese army in Arunachal".
The post surfaced after a top Indian border police official Shatrujeet Kapur reported "face offs" between Indian and Chinese forces at multiple locations along the border in Arunachal Pradesh ( archived link).
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China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet, while India says the state is an integral part of its territory. Tens of thousands of troops patrol the area.
India's foreign ministry following Kapur's comments said the two sides remained in regular contact to manage border tensions ( archived link).
China also responded by saying its troops were carrying out routine patrols and border management activities, and that Beijing had consistently followed agreements and understandings reached between the neighbouring Asian giants ( archived link).
The video was also shared online with similar claims in ...
After an Indian official said in October 2026 there had been standoffs between Indian and Chinese troops at the Himalayan frontier of Arunachal Pradesh, a video circulated online with the false cla...