Self-fabricated reports purporting to be from ISPR-funded Pakistani accounts state that Iranian intelligence is looking for an Indian individual who was seen close to the helicopter a few hours prior to President Ebrahim Raisi’s boarding.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @IntelPk_ tweeted “Monitoring :— Reportedly Iranian intelligence is on the hunt for an #Indian national spotted near the helicopter just hours before President Raisi’s boarding. #Iran #Raisi” on May 19, 2024. The tweet has received an about 902.9k views on X, contributing to the spread of the information.
Monitoring :— Reportedly Iranian intelligence is on the hunt for an #Indian national spotted near the helicopter just hours before President Raisi's boarding. #Iran #Raisi pic.twitter.com/CIqHwMxnVJ
— The Intel Consortium (@IntelPk_) May 19, 2024
Several other accounts, including @Pak_Observer_, @MwaqasMarwat5, @abidullahmsd03, @PSYWAROPS made the same claim that Iranian intelligence is searching for an Indian individual who was seen close to the helicopter a few hours before President Ebrahim Raisi was boarding. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that these assertions are unfounded and fraudulent. There were no reports of this kind. This is essentially Pakistan’s misguided attempt to pin India down on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash. We visited reuters, which wrote on this on May 20, 2024 with the heading “Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, search under way”. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident. The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were “at risk following the helicopter crash”, which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran’s northwest. The Anadolu news agency reported on X that a Turkish drone had relayed the coordinates of the potential crash site with Iranian police after spotting a source of heat that was thought to be the wreckage of the helicopter.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) May 19, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: ISPR-funded Pakistani accounts are circulating self-invented news claiming that #Iranian intelligence is on the hunt for an Indian national spotted near the helicopter just hours before President #EbrahimRaisi 's boarding. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/J1yNrkFKhk
Intent:
Pakistanis are circulating self-invented stories about the missing helicopter of the Iranian president to set their narrative against India and hide ongoing unrest from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Balochistan. ISPR-funded Pakistani accounts are circulating self-invented news claiming that Iranian intelligence is on the hunt for an Indian national spotted near the helicopter just hours before President Ebrahim Raisi ‘s boarding. These assertions are unfounded and fraudulent, it is a reality. There were no such reports. This is merely an attempt by Pakistanis to criticize India in relation to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash.
Conclusion:
Claim : The Iranian intelligence is reportedly searching for an Indian individual who was seen near the helicopter mere hours before President Ebrahim Raisi’s boarding, according to self-fabricated news being circulated by Pakistani accounts funded by ISPR.
Fact : The fact is that these claims are fake and baseless. No such reports came to light. This is just a failed attempt by Pakistanis to target India regarding the helicopter crash of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi.
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