Old ‘Republic Bharat’ news report shared as recent news on the Russia-Ukraine conflict - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 10, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it as latest news report of ‘The Republic Bharat’ news channel informing the possibility of a nuclear attack in the Russia-Ukraine war. The purported video of the ‘Republic Bharat’ channel reports that Russia has informed India and China about the possibility of a ‘Dirty Bomb’ attack on their country from Ukraine. Let’s verify the claim made by the post.
Claim: Latest news report of the ‘Republic Bharat’ channel informing the possibility of a ‘Dirty Bomb’ attack in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Fact: The video shared in the post was published by the ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel on 26 October 2022. The video is two months old and does not talk about recent updates on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. 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 ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel on 26 October 2022. The extended version of the video shows a debate conducted by the ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel on the possibility of a nuclear attack in the Russia-Ukraine war.
In October 2022, Russia alleged that Ukraine plans to use a Dirty Bomb  on their country. Reporting the news of Russia informing Chinese and Indian Defence Ministers about Ukraine’s plans to use a ‘Dirty Bomb’, ‘Republic Bharat’ channel conducted a debate on the possibilities of a nuclear attack in the Russia-Ukraine war. Several other news websites have also published articles reporting Russia’s concerns over Ukraine using a ‘Dirty Bomb’. They can be seen here and here.
The latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine conflict can be seen here. The video shared in the post is two months old and does not talk about recent updates of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
To sum it up, an old news report of ‘Republic Bharat’ channel is shared as recent news on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.