Viral Video Claiming Explosion at Indian Army Post After Pakistan Attack Is Fake, Footage Is from Myanmar

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a video showing heavy gunfire and explosion has gone viral online. Several Pakistani social media handles are claiming that Pakistan has destroyed the Indian Army’s Pokaran Mod post in Baghsar.

An X handle named Eagle Eye posted the viral video and wrote, “Another attack – Pakistan destroyed the Indian Army’s Pokaran Mod post in Baghsar.”

War Analyt wrote, “Update – In the Pokaran-Baghsar sector, Pakistan destroyed the Indian Army’s mortar posts – a brilliant response.”

Defense Intelligence wrote, “The Pakistani Army has destroyed the Indian Army’s Pokaran post in Baghsar.”

X handles named Imran Khan and Taimur Malik also shared the video with the same claim.

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Fact Check

During our investigation of the claim, we conducted a reverse image search of the keyframes from the viral video. This led us to a similar image posted on March 7, 2024, by an X handle named Khit Thit Media. According to the post, “Near Laiza in Kachin State, a coalition force led by the KIA captured nine military council posts at the Phone Byu Bum camp.”

As per a report by Khit Thit Media, the firing video is from Kachin State, Myanmar, where a coalition force led by the KIA captured nine military council posts.

Claim	Pakistan destroyed the Indian Army’s Pokaran Mod post in Baghsar.
Claimed by	War Analyt, Imran Khan and Taimur Malik
Fact Check	The claim that Pakistan destroyed the Indian Army’s Pokaran Mod post in Baghsar is false. The viral video is from Myanmar.