{"id":297696,"date":"2025-05-05T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=297696"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T05:35:28","slug":"video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shared on April 3 falsely linked to April 22 Pahalgam terror attack to malign Kashmiris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A nine-second-long video showing a few young boys crouching in a field while a loud bang goes off, resulting in smoke has gone viral on social media. In the clip, after the loud noise is heard, one person collapses to the ground and a few moments later, laughter can be heard.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-297696-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video\/1917629248640049152\/pu\/vid\/avc1\/480x852\/rbN7bJDmIrz484RA.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video\/1917629248640049152\/pu\/vid\/avc1\/480x852\/rbN7bJDmIrz484RA.mp4\">https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video\/1917629248640049152\/pu\/vid\/avc1\/480x852\/rbN7bJDmIrz484RA.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Referring to the loud noise in the clip as a gunshot, social media users sharing this video have linked it to the April 22 attack in Kashmir, in which terrorists killed 26 civilians. They claim that the laughter in the background is proof that when tourists were being shot dead, Kashmiri bystanders cheered on the reprehensible act.<\/p>\n<p>On April 30, X user Janardan Mishra (<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/janardanmis\/status\/1917629272421785931?t=LOgVuDUmV2Y_P8GtdcA9DQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@janardanmis<\/a>) posted the viral video, with a caption in Hindi which roughly translates to: &#8220;Tourists were being shot dead and local Kashmiri &#8216;pigs&#8217; stood there laughing&#8230; After this video, if any leftist motherf***** trumpets the ideals of Kashmiriyat, please take off your shoes and beat them up.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">At the time this article was written, the post had been shared more than 3,000 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/r3v6u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-297697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_101.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_101-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same day, X account <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfSudhaanshu\/status\/1917654961619624217?t=hh_MH-4HZuQ8YqnaERNsyA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ProfSudhaanshu<\/a> also shared the video with a similar claim. The post has now been taken down but the last time Alt News checked when it was live, it had raked up over 120,000 views. Here&#8217;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/hkaVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived version of the now-deleted post.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-297698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_102.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_102-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another X account, <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IRinitiPandey\/status\/1917637373292146748?t=7-sr6nJb1xAsUUrHPbKAWw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@IRinitiPandey,<\/a> posted the video with a similar claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/BrtcJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-297699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_103.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_103-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same video was amplified across X by several other users. (Archives: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/359UX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/XcYeZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/SA7ke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-297696 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_63-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_63.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_63.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_63-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_62\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_62.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_62.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_62-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_61-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_61.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_61.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_61-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video was also viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82&amp;filters=eyJyZWNlbnRfcG9zdHM6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcInJlY2VudF9wb3N0c1wiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> with similar claims. Screenshots below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-297696 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_71-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_71.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_71.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_71-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_70-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_70.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_70.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_70-172x300.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_69-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_69.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_69.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_69-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/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\/video-shared-on-april-3-falsely-linked-to-april-22-pahalgam-terror-attack-to-malign-kashmiris\/screenshot_68-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_68.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_68.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_68-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>To verify the truth behind the viral video, we broke it down into several key frames. We then ran a reverse-image search on one of these, which led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/vME-X5dN63U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube video<\/a> from April 3, 2025, which is 19 days before the Pahalgam terror attack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-297838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_67.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1415\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_67.jpg 1415w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_67-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_67-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_67-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1415px) 100vw, 1415px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/vME-X5dN63U<\/p>\n<p>This clip in this YouTube short is exactly the same as the video that was recently viral and associated with the Pahalgam terror attack. We also found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1A5xerX77z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook reel uploaded on April 3<\/a> that features the same video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-297933 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-17.42.58.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-17.42.58.jpeg 1036w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-17.42.58-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-17.42.58-1024x1006.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-05-at-17.42.58-768x755.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible that the video was from earlier, but we were unable to find when exactly it happened. We know for sure that the viral clip was available on the internet since April 3, 2025, at least.<\/p>\n<p>We have reached out to the Facebook account that shared this video on April 3 to understand what was happening in the clip. The story will be updated if and when they respond.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude, a video, which has been on the internet since April 3, 2025, was falsely linked to the April 22 Pahalgam attack with hateful remarks against Kashmiris.<\/p>\n<p><em>(With inputs from Oishani Bhattacharya)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nine-second-long video showing a few young boys crouching in a field while a loud bang goes off, resulting in smoke has gone viral on social media. 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