A video that has been circulated on social media shows a man in uniform who suffers injuries from an RPG backfire. The video is accompanied by claims that a Chinese soldier was killed during a training exercise involving a malfunctioning RPG, purportedly reflecting a failure of Chinese military equipment. However, D-Intent Data has found that these claims are incorrect.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) fake news peddler and propagandist account @RealBababanaras wrote. A Chinese soldier was killed during a training fire of RPG as it malfunctioned in Chinese style.
The truth about the viral video from Myanmar circulated as Chinese soldier, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that this video was unrelated to Chinese soldiers.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video. This led us to media reports and initial social media posts containing the same video. According to reports and initial social media posts. The man in uniform is not a Chinese soldier but a man from Myanmar. It has nothing to do with Chinese soldiers. The man wearing the uniform is not a Chinese uniform as well.
Hence, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video featuring a multifunction in an RPG is not from China and no Chinese soldier was involved.
Intent
Self-proclaimed OSINT accounts are circulating videos with misleading claims to set their narrative to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim– A Chinese soldier was killed during a training fire of an RPG as it malfunctioned in Chinese style.
Fact– According to media reports and initial social media posts, the video is not from China but an incident from Myanmar.
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