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Video of Indian soldier tricked into fighting for Russia is AI-generated

After families of Indian nationals reportedly "duped" into joining Russia's war with Ukraine pressed authorities for help in bringing them home, an AI-generated video was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed one of the men recruited into the Russian army pleading for help from India's government. The video and several similar clips previously circulated with a disclaimer on a Facebook page that shared other content made with AI.

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Video Of Haryana Youth Crying For Help From Russian Warzone Is AI Generated

An artificial intelligence (AI) generated video claiming to show an Indian youth from Haryana fighting for the Russian Army and desperately pleading for help from the Indian government, is circulating online as a real video.

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PTI Fact Check: AI-generated video falsely shared as ‘Haryana youth trapped in Russia seeking help from Indian authorities’

Multiple social media users recently shared the video claiming it showed a youth from Haryana trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war and pleading for rescue. However, the PTI Fact Check Desk found that the video is AI-generated and was falsely shared as real, despite genuine reports of Indian citizens being lured into the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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PTI Fact Check: Old image of Russian S-400 destroyed by Ukraine falsely linked to recent India-Pakistan military conflict

Multiple social media users shared a photo showing a heavily damaged and likely destroyed military vehicle, specifically a radar or air defence system. The user claimed that Pakistan destroyed India's S-400 defence system. However, the Desk found that the photo shows a Russian S-400 defence system destroyed by Ukraine in 2024. The image was shared with a false claim on social media.

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PTI Fact Check: Old Ukraine video shared to falsely claim ‘Adampur military base damaged in Pakistani airstrike’

Multiple social media users recently shared an image claiming it depicted a key military installation in Punjab's Adampur that suffered damage due to Pakistan's airstrikes in the region. In its investigation, the Desk found that the viral image reportedly depicted Russian S-400 missile launch units destroyed by a Ukrainian airstrike in occupied Crimea in April 2024. An old and unrelated image was falsely shared on social media as recent with a false claim.

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Posts misleadingly link pharmaceutical event in India with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Several images have been shared repeatedly in social media posts that claim they show a minaret in India's capital lit up with the colours of the Russian flag to show "support" for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The posts circulated online after a similar tweet was shared by the state-run Chinese tabloid Global Times. The claim is misleading: the Indian government said the building in New Delhi was illuminated as part of a week-long event to promote affordable medicines. Local media reports also said the minaret was illuminated for the pharmaceutical event, not Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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