{"id":169851,"date":"2023-11-04T22:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T16:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=169851"},"modified":"2023-11-04T22:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T16:58:36","slug":"aircraft-set-on-fire-old-video-falsely-viral-as-visuals-of-pakistan-airbase-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/aircraft-set-on-fire-old-video-falsely-viral-as-visuals-of-pakistan-airbase-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft set on fire: Old video falsely viral as visuals of Pakistan airbase attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the early hours of Saturday, November 4, at least nine armed terrorists including suspected suicide bombers stormed an air force base at Mianwali<\/a> in Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to the latest reports, three aircraft parked at the base were damaged in the attack even as security personnel killed all nine militants.<\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of this, a video of a Pakistani aircraft in flames has gone viral on social media, with users claiming that the visuals are from the Mianwali base attack.<\/p>\n

A verified page on X, Megh Updates (@MeghUpdates), shared the video, stating, “Update Pak #Mianwali<\/span> attack: As per local claims 5 aircrafts including 3 PAF jests and 1 trainer aircraft have been destroyed. 3 attackers killed. ops still ongoing…. Mianwali PAF base also has sizeable presence of chinese assets.” (sic)<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

The tweet had received over 1,71,900 views, 2,600 likes and 669 retweets before it was taken down. (Archive<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Readers should note that X user @MeghUpdates shares misinformation<\/a> regularly on the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another verified page on X (formerly Twitter), @FrontalForce, shared the clip with the caption, “<\/span>Pak Airforce fighter jets up in flames. Meanwhile, Mianwali airbase attack still ongoing.”\u00a0 The video has received over 1,11,200 views, 1,700 likes and 521 retweets. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Pak Airforce fighter jets up in flames.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mianwali airbase attack still ongoing. pic.twitter.com\/o1Rf4VoWnC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Frontalforce \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@FrontalForce) November 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verified profiles on X including, Raja Kabeer<\/a> (@kabeerraja786), Amber Tweets<\/a> (<\/span>@amber_rj), Dr. Richa Rajpoot<\/a> (<\/span>@doctorrichabjp), <\/span>AstroCounselKK<\/a> (<\/span>@AstroCounselKK), Neela Pakshi<\/a> (@Neela_Pakshi) and Dr. Shivam Dubey<\/a> (<\/span>@ShivamdubeYspn) also amplified the claim. Right Wing influencer Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) also shared the same video with the same claim, but he later deleted his tweet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n