{"id":112347,"date":"2022-02-24T21:03:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=112347"},"modified":"2022-02-24T22:27:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:57:49","slug":"mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathrubhumi, TV9 Kannada air video game clip as airstrike in ongoing Ukraine crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine has given rise to online misinformation, with several individuals linking old and unrelated videos to the crisis. The video below is circulating with the claim that Russian fighter jets escaped Ukrainian airstrikes after bombing the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russia warplane nicely avoiding being dropped down by fire missiles after dropping BOMBS&#8230; This more than a war&#8230; Putin is teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NATO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NATO<\/a> a lifetime lesson&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/worldwar3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#worldwar3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RussiaUkraineConflict?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RussiaUkraineConflict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RussiaUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RussiaUkraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zCOvS9ob58\">pic.twitter.com\/zCOvS9ob58<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PHOLELO (EFF) \ud83d\udde8\ufe0f (@PHOLELO4US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PHOLELO4US\/status\/1496804132707045376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This video has gained lakhs of views <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHEKHAR66355869\/status\/1496817274443153410?t=YBJPfCW0oryhPV9hfucsNg&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SHEKHAR66355869<\/a> [close to 2 lakh views]; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabaligainz\/status\/1496816354850217987?t=Co6lHtljEekNb_e6zRcIag&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jabaligainz<\/a> [over 1 lakh views]; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BowiSammy\/status\/1496791756175597574?t=bUyr2itBtY0gkGF4RTsrHA&amp;s=19\">@BowiSammy<\/a> [close to 2 lakh views]; and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/schoolboyefr\/status\/1496827604422348807?t=VteYbgDdVPME39vQWDV9ZA&amp;s=19\">@schoolboyefr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-112347 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19-28-24\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.28.24-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19-28-47\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.28.47-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19-29-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.29.11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19-29-29\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.29.29-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Kerala-based news channel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Advaidism\/status\/1496830538375593984?t=N5gIfmgCeTrsSm77sOmboQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathrubhumi also aired this clip<\/a> during a broadcast. So did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rtLuSC7GOXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Kannada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-112347 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20-17-37\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-1536x826.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-20.17.37-2048x1101.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/tv9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/tv9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/tv9.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/tv9-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/tv9-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Video game clip<\/h4>\n<p>Upon reverse searching the video&#8217;s keyframes, Alt News found YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERG5CkduphI&amp;ab_channel=ComparedComparison\">Compared Comparison<\/a> had uploaded the video earlier this year in January. Thus, the clip doesn&#8217;t show footage from the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>This clip is 14 seconds longer than the viral clip. The viral section begins 10 seconds into the video. The description and the title establish that the video is a playthrough of the 2013 video game ARMA 3.<\/p>\n<p>ARMA 3 is an open-world, realism-based, military tactical shooter video game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112358 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.58.59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1966\" height=\"1486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.58.59.jpg 1966w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.58.59-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.58.59-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.58.59-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-19.58.59-1536x1161.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1966px) 100vw, 1966px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This video game&#8217;s clips are often circulated amid military conflicts. Alt News has debunked the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?channel=fs&amp;client=ubuntu&amp;q=%22arma+3%22+OR+arma-3+site%3Aaltnews.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several times in the past<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine has given rise to online misinformation, with several individuals linking old and unrelated videos to the crisis. The video below is circulating with the claim that Russian fighter jets escaped Ukrainian airstrikes after bombing the country. 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