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  • 2022-01-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Old images shared in misleading posts about 2022 Maoist rebel attack in India (en)
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  • Nine images have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim they show a recent rebel attack in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh that injured several paramilitary forces. But the images have been shared in a misleading context: they have previously circulated online in reports about other rebel attacks in India, while one image actually shows a scene from a Star Wars film. The images were posted here on Facebook on January 15, 2022. The post's Hindi-language caption translates to English in part as: Three personnel were injured in a [Maoist] attack in Chhattisgarh's Kanker on January 14, 2022. They have used targeted [improvised explosive device] blasts. Screenshot of the misleading post Maoist militants -- who say they are fighting for rural people and the poor -- have battled government forces across India since the 1960s. The images circulated online after an IED blast by rebels in Chhattisgarh on January 14, 2022, injuring at least three security personnel, local media reported . The images were also shared here and here on Facebook alongside a similar claim. These images, however, have been shared in a misleading context. Reverse searches found most of them have circulated in reports about other rebel attacks. Different IED blasts The first two images have circulated in reports about another IED blast in the town of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh state in November 2018. The images were tweeted by local news outlet DNA on November 14, 2018. The caption states that five security personnel and a civilian were injured in the attack. Below is a comparison of the images from the misleading post (L) and images tweeted by DNA (R). The images were also published separately in other local media articles about the attack here and here . The third and fourth images have circulated in reports about another Maoist rebel attack in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. They were originally tweeted by the Indian news agency ANI on January 12, 2021. Below is a comparison of the images in the misleading post (L) and images tweeted by ANI (R). The fifth image has circulated in reports since August 2013 about a Maoist attack on Indian paramilitary forces in Odisha's Koraput district. It was published here by the Associated Press on August 27, 2013. The caption reads: Indian paramilitary soldiers stand near their damaged vehicle after Maoist rebels ambushed their patrol at Koraput district in Odisha state, India, Tuesday, Aug.27, 2013. At least five people died and two others were wounded when the rebels set off a bomb, blowing up their vehicle. The rebels who claim inspiration from Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong have been fighting in many Indian states for more than 40 years. Below is a comparison of the image from the misleading post (L) and the image published by AP (R). Star Wars scene The sixth image of a large explosion corresponds with a scene from the 1983 film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. A reverse search found the corresponding section of the image shared in a YouTube clip of the movie . Below is a comparison of the image from the misleading post (L) and a screenshot taken from the two-minute mark of the YouTube video (R). The same scene appears at the 37-minute 57-second mark in the film. Maoist clash The seventh image has circulated in reports about a clash between Indian security forces and Maoist rebels in the town of Sukma in Chhattisgarh state. It was published here by The Indian Express on March 7, 2016. Below is a comparison of the image in the misleading post (L) and a screenshot taken from the article (R). Old attacks The eighth image has circulated in reports about a deadly attack by Maoist on security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district It was published here by the Indian daily newspaper Business Standard on May 21, 2018. Below is a comparison of the image in the misleading post (L) and a screenshot taken from the Business Standard's article (R). The same image was published by Indian media outlets NDTV here and The Quint here . The last image has circulated in reports about a Maoist rebel attack in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. It was published in a report by the Times of India (TOI) here on November 11, 2018. Below is a comparison of the image from the misleading post (L) and a screenshot taken from TOI's article (R): It was also published here by NDTV. (en)
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