Indian media runs Arma-3 game clip, calls it Pakistan Air Force attacking Panjshir
Republic TV and Zee Hindustan ran footage from a video game Arma-3 as visuals claiming that it was the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) attacking the anti-Taliban fighters in Panjshir Valley.
Hello @republic, The 'exclusive video' that your team has accessed of Airstrikes at #PanjshirValley is actually from a video game "Arma-3". 🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🙆🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/TG7dJmvsQ9
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) September 6, 2021
The channel aired the footage stating it was from Hasti TV and shows airstrikes by Pakistani drones in Panjshir Valley against resistance fighters.
Republic TV posted the video with the caption, “Pakistan army supporting Taliban against Northern Alliance in Panjshir”. During the broadcast, the anchor can be heard repeating the claim that the footage shows airstrikes in Panjshir and claiming that Pakistan was behind it.
Various Indian media outlets shared the fake video, claiming it as Pakistani Air Force attacking Panjshir.
The video started doing the rounds on Twitter.
Indian journalist Swati Chaturvedi tweeted, “No bigger disgrace to journalism than the shouty clown & his channel.”
No bigger disgrace to journalism than the shouty clown & his channel https://t.co/4GQDmZaQK2
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) September 6, 2021
A Twitter user tweeted, “It’s not that Pakistani 5th Gen Warriors aren’t as skilled, but I think they just lack the sheer brazen confidence that Indian 5th Gen Warriors have.”
It's not that Pakistani 5th Gen Warriors aren't as skilled, but I think they just lack the sheer brazen confidence that Indian 5th Gen Warriors have https://t.co/6ZtlUrh84K
— Fahad Desmukh (@desmukh) September 6, 2021
Another person tweeted, “Indian media in a nutshell.”
https://twitter.com/Ibn_e_Channa/status/1434840247553122304Schooling the channel for fake news, a Twitter user wrote, “This is so embarrassing and misleading at the same time. It’s a shame that we let channels like @republic test our sensibilities time and again. Shame on us for letting them exist.”
This is so embarrassing and misleading at the same time. It’s a shame that we let channels like @republic test our sensibilities time and again. Shame on us for letting them exist. https://t.co/8zTGwc96kf
— Aniket Bose (@ABnormalConnect) September 6, 2021
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