Old and unrelated video shared as ‘Indian Army tanks being sent to the India-China border’. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 18, 2020
A video of tanks being transported by a train is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows Indian Army tanks being sent to the China border. The video is being shared in the context of the recent border clash between India and China in the Galwan valley (Ladakh). FACTLY has found that the posted video is being circulated on the internet at least from July 2017. A YouTube user has posted a longer version of the same video with the title – ‘BNSF Military (Abrams Tanks) Train over Tehachapi’. The name ‘BNSF’ can be also seen on the railway engine (‘BNSF Railway operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America’). So, the video is not related to India and has nothing to do with the recent incident.
Sources:
Claim –
1. Facebook post (archived)
Fact –
1. YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJot_pOMeLE
2. YouTube video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRuDyDglBAE
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