Archive · 28 May 2025
Old Video Falsely Linked to BSF Spy Allegations
Some people shared an old video online, saying it showed soldiers being arrested for spying.
But this was wrong!
The video was actually from 2018 and showed police raiding a house in Kanpur and finding a lot of old money.
The money was worth 96 crore rupees.
The video was shared again recently with a false story about soldiers.
News websites confirmed this wasn't true.
A video falsely claimed to show BSF soldiers arrested for spying.
The video actually depicted a 2018 raid on a Kanpur builder.
Rs 96 crore in demonetized currency was seized in the 2018 raid.
The original video was shared on YouTube in January 2018.
The video was misrepresented on social media.
- Who
- A Kanpur builder, not BSF soldiers, were involved in the original raid.
- What
- An old video was falsely presented to show BSF soldiers arrested for espionage.
- When
- The original incident occurred in January 2018; the video was recirculated recently.
- Where
- Kanpur
- Why
- To spread misinformation and false narratives on social media.
Truth
Misinformation on Social Media
Truth vs. Falsehood
Truth
The video shared was from a 2018 incident, unrelated to the arrest of BSF personnel.
Misinformation on Social Media
Misinformation spread on social media.
- Event
- Misinformation regarding BSF soldiers
- Location of Incident
- Kanpur
- Date of Original Raid
- January 2018
- Amount Seized
- Rs 96 crore
- Currency
- Demonetized notes
