There are rumours circulating that 13 hardcore terrorists from Myanmar have been eliminated in Manipur by unknown men.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @FrontalForce made the claim that Unknown men have eliminated 13 hardcore terrorists of Myanmar in Manipur in a twitter post. The post was made on Dec 6, 2023, which has received an about 54.3k views on X.
Unknown men have eliminated 13 hardcore terrorists of Myanmar in Manipur.
— Frontalforce 🇮🇳 (@FrontalForce) December 5, 2023
Unknown men show begins in India now 🇮🇳🇮🇳🔥
Several other accounts, including Rishi Bagree (“@rishibagree“) also made the same claim that In Manipur, thirteen hardcore terrorists from Myanmar are neutralised by unknown men. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that all of these dead belonged to the Meitei community, who were killed by militants in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Monday morning.These victims’ name and address are also published, proving that they are from Manipur, not Myanmar.
Official account of Manipur Times (“@ManipurTimes“) tweeted “Manipur mourns upon brutal killing of 13 lives * Thousands rour in Grief * Locals voice anger over state leadership Time to #BreakTheSilence H/PM @narendramodi @PMOIndia – Manipur Needs a lasting Peace by bringing a meaningful conclusion to this crisis. @AmitShah @rajnathsingh @nitin_gadkari @NBirenSingh @imosingh @ImphalFreePress @airnews_imphal @ImphalTimes @FrontierManipur @themorningbell3 ” on Dec 5, 2023, which gave the clarification about this incident.
Manipur mourns upon brutal killing of 13 lives
— Manipur Times (@ManipurTimes) December 5, 2023
* Thousands rour in Grief
* Locals voice anger over state leadership
Time to #BreakTheSilence H/PM @narendramodi @PMOIndia – Manipur Needs a lasting Peace by bringing a meaningful conclusion to this crisis.@AmitShah… pic.twitter.com/3S3INkFlJj
We also visited Indian Express, which published an article on this incident on Dec 6, 2023, with the headline “‘Our worst nightmare’: 13 men found dead in Manipur identified, came from across valley districts”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 5, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: News is being circulated claiming that Unknown men have eliminated 13 hardcore terrorists of Myanmar in Manipur. The fact is that according to reports all of these deceased belonged to the #Meitei community who were killed by militants (1/2) pic.twitter.com/aN2G4bG9zJ
Intent:
Self-proclaimed OSINT accounts are circulating false claims about the massacre of 13 Meitei men to mislead people. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we found out that in actuality, all of the dead were said to have been Meitei community members who were killed on Monday morning in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur by militants.These victims are not from Myanmar; rather, they are from Manipur, as shown by their address and name.
Conclusion:
Claim : There are rumours going around that unknown men have eliminated 13 hardcore terrorists from Myanmar in Manipur.
Fact : Their names and addresses are revealed, these victims are actually from Manipur, not Myanmar. They were all killed by militants on Monday morning in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur.
