A video of a Sikh man warning and threatening India’s sovereignty is going viral, claiming to be a farmer from the ongoing farmer’s protest.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @WorldTimesWT tweeted “WATCH: “If our Sikh boys in Indian Army rebel and join the farmers it will take 10 minutes for Pakistan to reach Delhi”: Indian Sikh soldier warned PM Modi Govt as police firing tear gas on farmers. #India #FarmerProtestInDelhi #farmersprotests2024“
on Feb 21, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 7k views on X.
WATCH: "If our Sikh boys in Indian Army rebel and join the farmers it will take 10 minutes for Pakistan to reach Delhi": Indian Sikh soldier warned PM Modi Govt as police firing tear gas on farmers.#India #FarmerProtestInDelhi #farmersprotests2024 pic.twitter.com/q3kl51UeAX
— World Times (@WorldTimesWT) February 21, 2024
Several other accounts, including @WaliKhan_TK, @sajournal1, @SaffronDiaries, @TheSquind made the same claim that An Indian Sikh soldier says that the Pakistani Army will arrive in New Delhi in ten minutes if the Sikh Jawans leave the Indian Army and join the farmers and threatented the PM Modi Governement. Ajay Rotti (“ajayrott“) and Jaidev Jamwal (“@JaidevJamwal“) spread the tweet made by @sajournal1 and claimed the same. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an outdated video from 2021 with no connection to the 2024 farmers’ protest that is still going on. Mini Tv9 posted the same video in Facebook on Jan 30, 2021. The video was uploaded, which shows about the Sikh warning. But, it is an old video and not linked to the current farmers’ protest 2024 at all.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a Sikh man warning and threatening India's sovereignty is being circulated, claiming to be a farmer from the ongoing farmer's protest. The fact is that this is an old video from 2021 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/JsKPjBNlmO
Intent:
Pakistan-based anti-India propaganda accounts are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda against India. A video that shows a Sikh man warning and threatening India’s sovereignty is being circulated, claiming to be a farmer from the ongoing farmer’s protest. This is an outdated capture from 2021 that has nothing to do with the current farmers’ protest in 2024.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video circulating online depicts a Sikh man warning and threatening India’s sovereignty, claiming to be a farmer from the ongoing farmer’s protest.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from 2021 and has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest in 2024.
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