A satirical post on X (formerly Twitter), mocking a false claim about a Pakistani attack on the "Bengaluru port," has sparked both laughter and outrage on social media.
The joke, “Pakistani drones have reached Bangalore port but were sent back immediately cause they were not able to speak Kannada”, was widely shared after pro-Pakistan users online claimed, without basis, that their navy had destroyed a port in Bengaluru.
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Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, several Pakistani users and their supporters took to social media over the weekend to falsely claim that the Pakistani Navy had destroyed the "port of Bengaluru." The claim quickly drew ridicule, as Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, is a landlocked city located over 300 km from the nearest coastline.
One such comment, posted by a user named Faward Ur Rehman, read: “Bangalore Port destroyed by Pakistan Navy.” The post was soon widely shared and mocked across Indian social media platforms, becoming a prime example of the misinformation circulating online during the ongoing conflict.
The bizarre claim quickly drew ridicule, given that Bengaluru is a landlocked city located over 300 km from the nearest coastline. A screenshot of one such comment began circulating across Indian social media platforms, inviting a wave of memes and sarcastic posts in response.
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