Fact-Check: Old, Unrelated Video Falsely Linked to Violence in Manipur’s Moirang

The video has been on the internet since 2018 and predates the ongoing conflict in Manipur.

This video is from 2018 and is older than the ongoing conflict in Manipur.

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video showing an explosive device is being shared on social media, where users are sharing it as one of a rocket-propelled projectile, being used in Manipur.

This comes against the backdrop of a rocket attack on 7 September, which killed one person and injured several others in Moirang, Manipur.

An archive of this post can be seen here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

An archived version of another claim with this video can be seen here.

Is it true?: No, the video has been on the internet since 2018 and is not related to the ongoing conflict in Manipur.

How did we find out the truth?: Using InVID, a video verification tool on Google Chrome, we divided the video into multiple frames.

• Running a reverse image search with Google Lens on one of these frames led us to a YouTube video, which was uploaded by a channel called 'Guangfu Chen' on 8 November 2018.

• It mentioned that the video showed a HTPB (hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene) propelled model rocket.

• The Manipur Police also shared a post on its official X account, calling the claim "fake" and stating that the video "is not related to Manipur."

Conclusion: An old, unrelated video is being linked to the ongoing conflict in Manipur.

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