{"id":70136,"date":"2020-06-30T21:18:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=70136"},"modified":"2020-07-03T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T09:10:14","slug":"video-of-apache-helicopters-flying-over-lake-havasu-in-arizona-us-viral-as-pangong-ladakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-apache-helicopters-flying-over-lake-havasu-in-arizona-us-viral-as-pangong-ladakh\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of Apache helicopters flying over Lake Havasu in Arizona, US viral as Pangong, Ladakh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 19, several media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/alert-to-enhanced-chinese-air-activity-indian-air-force-has-flown-combat-air-patrols-2249549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed Apache helicopters in Ladakh in the wake of the border dispute with China. Soon after, a 12-second video of helicopters flying close to a water body went viral. As per social media claims, the video shows Indian Apache helicopters patrolling over Pangong Tso in Ladakh. It&#8217;s been widely shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=apache%20ladakh%20filter%3Avideos%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Apache+attack+helicopters+patrol+over+Pangong+Tso+in+Ladakh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> and WhatsApp. Even a couple of media outlets have shared the video or its stills. On June 23, Nation Next, a verified digital news platform on YouTube, posted the video (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/9RUC9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JEhfMMpjYfk]<\/p>\n<p>Maj Gen Brajesh Kr (@bkum2000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkum2000\/status\/1275711288644157442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the viral video and wrote, &#8220;Superb&#8230;Our Apache attack helicopters patrol over Pangong Tso in Ladakh Appreciate&#8221;. This was viewed over 2.5 lakh times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Superb&#8230;Our Apache attack helicopters patrol over Pangong Tso in Ladakh \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffc Appreciate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D20wwDsRdg\">pic.twitter.com\/D20wwDsRdg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maj Gen Brajesh Kr (@bkum2000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkum2000\/status\/1275711288644157442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On June 25, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amarujala.com\/photo-gallery\/jammu\/ladakh-pangong-lake-being-monitored-by-boat-and-apache-helicopter?pageId=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amar Ujala<\/a> uploaded five screenshots from the video along with the viral claim (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SzSjl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70139 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-29-at-18.36.58.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-29-at-18.36.58.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-29-at-18.36.58-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>A keyword search on Facebook led us to the same video uploaded on the page of California-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latest.facebook.com\/Hangar24Brewing\/videos\/211936299884509\/?__xts__[0]=68.ARDadoJrm1yIPEOj2q8I2sl9O-BR-S_GekqJy1wRiu3Q83ryU8axBQ-LZuYYPWIW5NQThHjfgZR1NrP6bfaMk0sYrJcTO9axvo-tz8NrijMXqEtdk5q3PuifM8EJlrD1hFZSOWjGcdmOMRaYgw0T6pI48O1LdWhBN9hXVQemoav4miUKPQJQCAKqb8xbpnQBCMjI1WKPBN0dl8nFQA6gIKRPH0IQC61Y2ITERg3sdgmnAAzexAQBVBWX_3sO8mQ5NaFV45eESx7VkUxVfrZYOOJ-pJVXcjR623SliMQIwjIwFbRuqfIQnKtGBmyIZRLtS1DvI_d6eudYDTjEWT8s7wULx_oU5T48mQmTi-2AHb3prqGx3aIVHg&amp;__tn__=H-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hangar 24 Craft Brewing<\/a>. The caption of the video read, &#8220;Hangar 24 Lake Havasu City Hangar 24 Orange County Hangar 24 Redlands.&#8221; Lake Havasu is located in Arizona, California.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70206 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1472\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5-990x549.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/62ad26de-ccd5-41c1-a718-3175f2231db5-1320x732.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Going through the comments section we found several replies by &#8216;Ron Warren&#8217; who shared other visuals from the day.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-70136 gallery-columns-2 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-of-apache-helicopters-flying-over-lake-havasu-in-arizona-us-viral-as-pangong-ladakh\/54c5fe74-d7b9-46bf-bc68-b9766c93eb39\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/54c5fe74-d7b9-46bf-bc68-b9766c93eb39.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/54c5fe74-d7b9-46bf-bc68-b9766c93eb39.png 353w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/54c5fe74-d7b9-46bf-bc68-b9766c93eb39-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/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-of-apache-helicopters-flying-over-lake-havasu-in-arizona-us-viral-as-pangong-ladakh\/download-1-27\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-1.png 346w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-1-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In fact, Warren seemed to be one of the pilots. He wrote that the flight in Lake Havasu was &#8220;one of the finest of his career&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70212 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-30-at-3.41.14-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-30-at-3.41.14-PM.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-30-at-3.41.14-PM-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-30-at-3.41.14-PM-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A quick scroll through Warren&#8217;s Facebook profile reveals that he served in the US military. Warren had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latest.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1249513238439520&amp;set=ecnf.100001425684981&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uploaded a picture<\/a> where a similar Apache helicopter can be seen in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70214 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1431\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1-990x498.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/download-4-1-1320x664.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A video of Apache helicopters flying over Lake Havasu in the US is thus being falsely shared as Indian choppers patrolling over Pangong Lake in Ladakh.<\/p>\n<h4>Visual analysis<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News spoke with a defence journalist and sources in the armed forces (identities concealed at request) who said that the colour of the helicopters in the video does not match the colour of Indian choppers.<\/p>\n<p>The key differences in the make of the helicopters in the video and Indian choppers are jotted below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Colour<br \/>\n<\/strong>IAF helicopters are grey in colour, unlike the ones seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70161 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1771\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1.jpg 1771w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1-1536x731.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1-990x471.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/SC1-1320x628.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1771px) 100vw, 1771px\" \/><strong>2) Roundel and fin flash<\/strong><br \/>\nThe tricolour roundel and fin flash are not present on the helicopters in the viral video. According to IAF PRO, both markings are identifiers of Indian military aircraft.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70187 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1753\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2.jpg 1753w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2-1024x402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2-1536x603.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2-990x389.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-2-1320x518.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1753px) 100vw, 1753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The images of Apache helicopters below were posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boeing_In\/status\/1168798831846277120?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boeing<\/a> (top) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1155094187634655234?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ANI<\/a> (bottom). In both the images, the roundel and fin flash are visible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70189 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1106\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-3.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-3-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-3-1024x905.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-3-768x678.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ISC-3-990x875.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In May 2019, India acquired its first Apache Guardian helicopter when the IAF had tweeted, &#8220;<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#ApacheInduction<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">: First <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">AH-64E<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> (I) <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Apache<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Guardian helicopter was formally handed over to the IAF at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA on 10 May 19. Air Mshl AS Butola, represented the IAF &amp; accepted the first <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Apache<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in a ceremony at Boeing production facility.&#8221; To view other images and videos of the IAF Apache helicopters click on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=apache%20filter%3Averified%20FROM%3AIAF_MCC&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ApacheInduction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ApacheInduction<\/a>: First AH-64E (I) Apache Guardian helicopter was formally handed over to the IAF at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA on 10 May 19. Air Mshl AS Butola, represented the IAF &amp; accepted the first Apache in a ceremony at Boeing production facility. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FzA0IfRine\">pic.twitter.com\/FzA0IfRine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAF_MCC\/status\/1127071686640095232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As per a <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1571884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint statement<\/a> by Press Information Bureau, Government of India and Ministry of Defence on May 11, &#8220;The helicopter has been customized to suit IAF\u2019s future requirements and would have significant capability in mountainous terrain. The helicopter has the capability to carry out precision attacks at standoff ranges and operate in hostile airspace with threats from the ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Other users who shared the viral video<\/h4>\n<p>The video was initially shared without any claim. From the Twitter handle <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Rotarywings1<\/span>, the clip gained 5.6 lakh views after it was posted on June 23 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qgjsv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apaches in low flying (getting wet) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZBWuLW0kCm\">pic.twitter.com\/ZBWuLW0kCm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rotarywing (@Rotarywings1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rotarywings1\/status\/1275321894082879491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Rotarywings1<\/span>&#8216;s tweet was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chopsyturvey\/status\/1275365995347992576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> by Twitter user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Aviator Anil Chopra who wrote, &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Apaches. Looks so much like the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#PangongTso<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Lake And why not.&#8221; It&#8217;s important to note that Chopra&#8217;s Twitter bio states that he is a former Air Marshall in the Indian Air Force. His tweet was retweeted over 1500 times (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/YOCC1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70222 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-17.31.48.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-17.31.48.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-17.31.48-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-17.31.48-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-17.31.48-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2020-06-30-at-17.31.48-111x83.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, another Twitter user Mihir Shah (@elmihiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elmihiro\/status\/1275478025186897922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Rotarywings1&#8217;s tweet and claimed that the helicopter in the viral video is the Indian Navy\u2019s Sea King which is conducting anti-submarine operations at Pangong Tso. This was retweeted over 400 times (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/cEbni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Indian Navy\u2019s Sea King helicopters with mast-mounted sonars conducting anti-submarine operations at Pangong Tso. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpVcuoeoCG\">pic.twitter.com\/bpVcuoeoCG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mihir Shah (@elmihiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elmihiro\/status\/1275478025186897922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mihir Shah, who is an aviation writer and a contributor to Livefist, clarified that his post was sarcastic. However, since it was one of the earliest tweets mentioning Pangong Tso, it led to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%20sea%20king%20helicopters%20filter%3Avideos&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">false claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70372 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-02-at-9.40.52-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-02-at-9.40.52-PM.jpeg 486w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-07-02-at-9.40.52-PM-193x300.jpeg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: A clarification was added to the report on July 2, 2020, that Mihir Shah&#8217;s tweet was sarcastic in nature. 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