{"id":50275,"date":"2019-11-04T18:39:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=50275"},"modified":"2019-11-04T18:44:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:14:59","slug":"video-game-footage-shared-as-us-forces-sniping-down-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-game-footage-shared-as-us-forces-sniping-down-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Video game footage falsely shared as US forces taking down Islamic terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a sniper supposedly shooting at terrorist targets is being shared with the claim that US forces eliminated Islamic terrorists from a two-kilometre distance. <em>&#8220;\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0928 \u0938\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947 2 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u093e\u090f \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0930 \u092e\u091c\u093c\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 (Watch this fun video where American soldiers shot at the head of Islamic Jihadis from a two-kilometre distance -translated)&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em>reads the message posted along with the video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tankarvind\/status\/1190181179124633602?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> by one Arvind Tank.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0928 \u0938\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947 2 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u093e\u090f \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0930<br \/>\n\u092e\u091c\u093c\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 \ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kkDpYlxAT\">pic.twitter.com\/3kkDpYlxAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0905\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926 \u091f\u093e\u0901\u0915 \ud83d\udcaf% \u095e\u0949\u0932\u094b\u092c\u0947\u0958 (@tankarvind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tankarvind\/status\/1190181179124633602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Many other people on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%202%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%202%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> shared the video. Posting the same message, Facebook user Pramila Tamrakar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pramila.tamrakar.5\/videos\/10218957292716650\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> another version of the same clip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pramila.tamrakar.5\/videos\/10218957292716650\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/pramila.tamrakar.5\/videos\/10218957292716650\/\"><p>\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0928 \u0938\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947 2 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u095c\u093e\u090f \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0930<br \/>\n\u092e\u095b\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 \ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pramila.tamrakar.5\">Pramila Tamrakar<\/a> on Friday, 1 November 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video is circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yudhyavir\/status\/1014158126675906560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> with identical claim at least since July 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0928 \u0938\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947 2 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u093e\u090f \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0930<br \/>\n\u092e\u091c\u093c\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fsYSJ0oMeE\">pic.twitter.com\/fsYSJ0oMeE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Yudhyavir Singh (@yudhyavir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yudhyavir\/status\/1014158126675906560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Fact-check<\/h2>\n<p>A cursory look at the video suggested that it could be from a video game. At 29 seconds in the viral video, one can spot the instructions that pop-up in the sniper&#8217;s view that read, <em>&#8220;Hunt and Kill camped enemies&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1827\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor.png 1827w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor-1024x513.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor-990x496.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/2019-11-04-15_54_44-Medal-of-Honor-1320x662.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, at 66 seconds in the video, we get one more confirmation that the video pertains to a game as the pop-message refers to keyboard key (W, S) to zoom in and out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1815\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2.jpg 1815w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2-990x495.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/MOH-2-1320x660.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1815px) 100vw, 1815px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a keyword search on YouTube, Alt News was able to find a longer version of the same gameplay footage. It pertains to a walkthrough of <em>&#8220;Mission 7 &#8211; Friends from Afar&#8221; <\/em>of the game &#8216;Medal of Honor&#8217; released in 2010. It&#8217;s owned by Electronic Arts (EA), a global leader in digital interactive entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Medal of Honor(LE2010)- Hunt and Kill Camped Enemies.3gp\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qr5gg0XpfCc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, a video of gameplay footage from &#8216;Medal of Honor&#8217; was shared on social media by several netizens with the narrative that it depicts an operation undertaken by American soldiers where Islamic terrorists were brutally killed from afar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a sniper supposedly shooting at terrorist targets is being shared with the claim that US forces eliminated Islamic terrorists from a two-kilometre distance. &#8220;\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0928 \u0938\u0948\u0928\u093f\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0947 2 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u093e\u090f \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0930 \u092e\u091c\u093c\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 (Watch this fun video where American soldiers shot at the head of Islamic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":50301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[152],"class_list":["post-50275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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