A video showing several young men driving around in a car has gone viral on social media. The video was posted by just one account but quickly gained traction as people began linking it to the recent attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir. User claimed the men in the video were the terrorists involved. Given the tense situation in the Valley, the clip sparked confusion and fear. But the actual video is from the account of an @sadiq999 creator who regularly posts engagement-style content—and it has nothing to do with the attack.
The video is being presented as real-time footage linked to the ongoing investigation. One notable example is a post by the user @kingujjwalgupta, who shared the video with this misleading narrative.
पहलगाम के आतंकवादियों के जश्न मनाते हुए वीडियो वायरल किया है#PahelgamTerroristattack#GlobalTerrorist pic.twitter.com/s3UU3Hqn5h
— Ujjwal (@kingujjwalgupta) April 24, 2025
Truth behind this claim and the video about Pahalgam:
As this misleading video gained traction online, the D-Intent Data team began investigating its origins. Through reverse image search, frame-by-frame analysis. We discovered that the video is completely unrelated to the terror attack in Pahalgam. The video was originally uploaded on April 11, 2025, by an Instagram user named @sadiq999, who is a content creator from Azerbaijan. Sadiq is a content creator and uploads videos on his account regularly. There’s no evidence, verified or otherwise, linking him or the people in the video to any terror-related activity in India.
We found that the viral video going around with false claims was actually posted by an @sadiq999 creator and has nothing to do with the Pahalgam attack.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 24, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing a group of individuals traveling in a car is being circulated with the claim that it features the terrorists involved in the recent attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir. However, we found that the video was originally posted (1/3) pic.twitter.com/PDVgBgyGrb
Intent:
Influencers are circulating videos like this with misleading claims to get the spotlight on social media and to gain more views.
Conclusion:
Claim – A video shows terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack.
Fact – The video originated in Azerbaijan and was uploaded on April 11, 2025, by content creator Sadiq999. It has no relation to the Pahalgam attack in Jammu & Kashmir.
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