From clipped videos with misleading posts and false claims about climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's arrest after the protests in Ladakh to the anti-corruption demonstrations in Nepal and United States President Donald Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize, here are the viral pieces of misinformation that we debunked this week!
1. Old, Clipped Video of Sonam Wangchuk on Strike Viral With Misleading Context
After Wangchuk’s arrest, a video circulating on social media is being presented as showing him warning that if China invades Ladakh again and the Indian government fails to protect local people, they would no longer sacrifice their lives to resist. Instead, he was heard saying they would “show them the path” to China and refuse to stop an invasion if the state does nothing for them.
However, the claim is false. The video is clipped and from March 2024. The longer version showed Wangchuk sitting on a hunger strike and attributing the statements to a comedian.
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2. Video From Indonesia Protests Viral, Falsely Linked to Nepal and Bihar
A video depicting a confrontation between two groups is circulating on social media, with users claiming that it features footage from the anti-corruption demonstrations in Nepal, led by the Gen Z population.
Social media users have also shared the clip to claim that it shows visuals of individuals in Punjab expelling migrants from Bihar.
However, this claim is false, as the video is from Jakarta in Indonesia, and not Nepal or Bihar, as claimed.
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3. Ladakh DGP Admitted Sonam Wangchuk Arrested Without Proof? No, Clip Is Edited!
A viral video of a press conference by Ladakh DGP SD Singh Jamwal is being circulated with the claim that he admitted Wangchuk was arrested without evidence.
In the video, he is purportedly heard saying that no evidence was found against Wangchuk, and the situation was influenced by the Indian Defence Ministry, ending with an apology to the people of Kashmir.
However, this video has been altered using artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
In the original clip, the police officer did not mention anything about the lack of evidence against Wangchuk.
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4. Unrelated Clip of Men Vandalising a Building Falsely Linked to Ladakh Protests
A video showing several men vandalising statues and a building is being circulated on social media with the claim that it captures recent scenes from the ongoing protests in Ladakh.
However, the claim is false. The visuals are from the Gen-Z protests in Nepal and are not connected to Ladakh.
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5. AP Press Release About Trump Being Barred From Receiving Nobel Prize is Fake!
A viral social media post claimed that the Nobel Prize committee permanently disqualified President Trump from receiving any future awards, allegedly due to his renaming of the US Department of Defence to the “Department of War.”
The post includes an image of a supposed press release from the Nobel committee, featuring the Associated Press (AP) logo.
However, this claim is false.
The viral press release is fake, as AP has not published any such article, and the Nobel committee has not issued any statement supporting this claim or barring Trump from future nominations.
Read the story here.
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