An old video of a clash between coca farmers and police in the South American country of Bolivia is being shared with the fake claim that the army has shot a stone-pelter in Kashmir.
New Delhi (Viswas News). Many users have sent a video to Vishvas News tipline number, claiming that the video is from Kashmir where a soldier shot a person who was pelting stones at the army.
Vishvas News found this claim to be false in its investigation. The viral video is not from Kashmir but from the South American country Bolivia. In 2022, during a clash between coca farmers and police in Bolivia, a bomb exploded in the hand of a protester. This same video is being made viral with a fake claim in the name of Kashmir.
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The user has sent this video to Vishvas News tipline number +91 9599299372 and said that it is from Kashmir.
investigation
The video sent to the tipline number of Vishvas News claims that a person was shot by the army in retaliation for throwing stones at an army jawan in Kashmir. To find the original source of the viral video, we took the help of reverse image search. In the search, we found this video on a YouTube channel named ‘Al Rojo Vivo’, which was uploaded on August 10, 2022.
According to the information given, “A coca producing farmer was injured by an explosive during a demonstration in Bolivia.”
This is also confirmed by the report of Bolivian news agency ANF. Report According to, 30-year-old Placido Cota was injured when an explosive exploded in his hand. This incident took place in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, on August 8, 2022. Bolivia’s coca farmers have been protesting for their demands for a long time.
Our investigation makes it clear that the viral video is not from Kashmir but from Bolivia. Earlier also this video has gone viral on social media in the same context, which was investigated by Vishvas News. The related news report can be read here.
Regarding the viral video, we contacted our associate Dainik Jagran’s Kashmir correspondent Naveen Nawaz. He confirmed that this is not a video of an incident that happened in Kashmir. Vishwas News has released a fact check report on other viral claims and viral claims related to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. Website It can be read on.
Conclusion: An old video of a clash between coca farmers and police in the South American country of Bolivia is being shared with the fake claim that the army has shot dead a stone-pelter in Kashmir.
- Claim Review : An army soldier shot a stone-pelting protester in Kashmir.
- Claimed By : Tipline User
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2024-08-04 16:49:07