Old media reports shared as recent news on the India-China border conflict - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 21, 2023
Update (21 September 2023):
Another video claiming to show the ‘Republic Bharat’s’ recent news report regarding the India- China border tensions is being widely shared on social media. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
A keyword search using the relevant keywords led us to the same video streamed on Republic Bharat’s YouTube channel on 12 December 2022. The video discusses the developments that occurred during the Tawang clash, an incident that transpired between Indian and Chinese soldiers in December 2022.
Update (14 April 2023):
Another video is circulating on social media, alleging to depict recent events near Tibet related to its independence movement. Let’s investigate the authenticity of this claim in the post.
Claim: Recent media report by TV9 Bharatvarsh regarding the latest development in Tibet’s Independence movement.
Fact: The video was uploaded on TV9 Bharatvarsh YouTube channel in August 2020. It shows the developments in Tibetan Independence movement and Indo-Chinese border issues at that time and not the recent ones. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
A search using relevant keywords unveiled that this video was initially uploaded on 30 August 2020, to the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ YouTube channel. The footage features a discussion on Tibetan independence and the border disputes between India and China. Based on this evidence, it is apparent that the video pertains to events from August 2020 rather than recent developments.
Update (06 February 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it to be latest report of the ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel informing about China’s concerns over India testing ‘Agni V’ intercontinental ballistic missile. The news video reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a grand welcome after arriving in the US and that China is concerned over PM Modi’s meeting with Biden assuming that it would affect China’s domination. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: ‘Republic Bharat’ recent reporting on China’s concerns over India testing ‘Agni V’ intercontinental ballistic missile.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old report published by the ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel on 23 September 2021. The video does not show the latest report about China’s concerns over India’s Agni V missiles. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, the same video was found published by the ‘Republic Bharat’ YouTube channel on 23 September 2021, the day on which PM Narendra Modi landed in the US for Quad, United Nations and bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden. In 2021, ahead of ‘Agni V’ test, China raised concerns over the launch of Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile by citing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The video shared in the post is old and does not show the latest report on China’s concerns over India’s Agni missiles.
Update (02 February 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ informing about the government deploying SSB and ITBP Jawans to fortify the China-Nepal-Bhutan border. This post claims that the government had taken this decision to counterattack China’s plans to intrude into India’s region. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Latest ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ report informs about the government deploying SSB and ITBP Jawans along the China-Nepal-Bhutan borders of India.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old news report published by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ on 02 September 2020. The video does not report the latest developments alongside the India-China border. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, the same video was found published by the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news channel on 02 September 2020. In the video, it is reported that the Government of India had issued orders to deploy 30 battalions of SSB Jawans to China, Nepal, and Bhutan borders to fortify defence forces at the nearby borders with China. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and does not report the latest developments alongside the India-China border.
Update (30 January 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ on threats to India from Pakistan and China. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news report on threats to India from China and Pakistan.
Fact: This video is from September 2020. It discusses the statement given by the BSF chief Rakesh Astana that China and Pakistan are planning against India. It doesn’t show recent developments in India-China border conflict. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Reverse image search with the relevant keywords led us to a TV9 Bharatvarsh video uploaded on its YouTube channel on 07 September 2020. The title of the video reads, “Pakistan-China nexus on the border exposed, both are conspiring against India”. The debate discusses the statement given by the BSF chief Rakesh Asthana that China and Pakistan are planning against India. The video shared in the post is more than two years old and does not show a recent report on the India-China conflict.
Update (10 January 2023):
Another video is being shared on social media claiming it as the latest news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ informing threats to India from Pakistan and China. The purported ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ video reports Pakistan’s intensions to take advantage of the India-China conflict on LAC. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news report informing threats to India from China and Pakistan.
Fact: The video shared in the post shows an old news report published by the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news channel on 04 September 2020. The video shared in the post is two years old and does not show a recent report on the India-China conflict. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for this video using relevant keywords on the internet, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ news channel on 04 September 2020. ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ in the video reported about former Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s statement on Pakistan taking advantage of the India-China stand-off on LAC. The video shared in the post is two years old and does not show a recent report on the India-China conflict.
Update (27 December 2022):
Another video clip of the same programme by TV9 Bharatvarsh is being shared on social media. The post description in Hindi translates to ‘Pak army attacked with grenade launcher.‘ The programme’s host says that China plans to attack India at the LAC in October. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: Pak army attacked with a grenade launcher, and China plans to attack India in October.
Fact: The video clip of the viral post is a portion of a news debate aired by TV9 Bharatvarsh in August 2020. In a ‘Full & Final’ debate programme, a discussion was held about the alleged plan of China to attack India in October 2020. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Based on the logo-TV9 Bharatvarsh and the programme’s name ‘Full & Final’, we formulated a few keywords and searched for the full-length video on the internet. This led us to a YouTube video uploaded by TV9 Bharatvarsh titled ‘अक्टूबर में India पर हमला कर सकता है China, नदी-नाले का पानी कम होने का कर रहा इंतजार.’ This 2:30-second clip has visuals that match the viral video. To find the full video of the debate, we refined our keywords and added the hashtags ‘#IndiaChinaClash #TV9Bharatvarsh #HindiNewsLive‘ found in the clip. This led us to the full-length debate video, which was uploaded to YouTube on 28 August 2022.
The viral video is a clipped version of this 40 Minutes and 34 Second video in which the 9 minutes and 01 seconds match the viral video. This debate did not mention Pakistan and the alleged grenade attack.
Published (20 December 2022):
A video report by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ is being widely shared on social media. The post’s description in Hindi translates to ‘China’s threat to India-Global Times.’ This is being shared in the context of rising tensions on the border between China and India. Let’s fact-check this post through this article.
Claim: A news report by ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ on the latest threat issued by China to India through its newspaper ‘Global Times’.
Fact: The news clip published in the viral post is from September 2020. The clip has been taken from a 43-minute video report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ in their program known as full and final. Hence the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
Based on the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ logo on the video, we searched for such news reports on China and India based on the keywords from the text in the news report. This led us to a YouTube video uploaded on TV9 Bharatvarsh’s channel from 2020 titled ‘LAC पर भारत अपनी जिद को छोड़े – ग्लोस’. This 2-minute 2, seconds clip contained visuals that match the viral post.
Based on the text of the news report, we understood that it is a news broadcast program of a program called ‘Full and Final.’ We refined our keywords to find a longer video and searched the internet. This led us to a news report titled ‘PLA नहीं हटेगा.. फिक्स.. युद्ध का 100% रिस्क | Full & Final’. The visuals in the viral post were taken from this program which was uploaded on 24 September 2020.
To sum it up, an old news report of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ from 2020 is shared as recent news on the India-China border conflict.