{"id":46892,"date":"2026-04-08T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=46892"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:04:27","slug":"fact-check-viral-video-of-indian-anchors-outburst-over-pakistans-role-in-us-iran-ceasefire-is-doctored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=46892","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Viral video of Indian anchor\u2019s outburst over Pakistan\u2019s role in US-Iran ceasefire is doctored"},"content":{"rendered":"
Multiple people and accounts, including those that appear to be pro-military, shared a video on Wednesday, showing an Indian news anchor losing his temper while discussing Pakistan\u2019s role in the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. However, the video is doctored.<\/p>\n

Backchannel diplomatic efforts by Pakistan paid off, as the United States and Iran\u00a0agreed to a two-week ceasefire\u00a0on April 8, 2026, after weeks of escalating hostilities triggered by\u00a0US-Israeli strikes\u00a0on February 28, which quickly spiralled into a wider regional conflict.<\/p>\n

Pakistan emerged as a central diplomatic actor in securing the ceasefire between the US and Iran, actively facilitating communication between the two sides at a critical stage of the conflict. The effort resulted in a two-week ceasefire, with Pakistan positioning itself as a host for further negotiations.<\/p>\n

HOW IT STARTED<\/p>\n

Earlier today, an X user, who appears to be pro-military based on his past posts, shared a\u00a0video\u00a0allegedly showing an Indian media anchor losing his temper with the following caption: \u201cIndian media have gone mad. Indian media is destroying their own channels, fighting with each other and crying hard over the news that Pakistan stopped the Iran\u2013US war. These people wanted to isolate Pakistan, but now are crying after Pakistan\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post garnered 508,000 views.<\/p>\n

The transcription of the clip is as follows: \u201cFriends, listen to this news that has come in, Pakistan has stopped a war between the United States and Iran. It\u2019s a step that could shake the world. But is this really good for us? We need to think. We need to ask questions. Why do we always have to stand on the sidelines? This is not something we can tolerate. How long will our voice continue to be suppressed?\u201d<\/p>\n

The same video was\u00a0shared\u00a0by another user, who also appears to be pro-military based on their past posts, on X with a similar claim with the following caption: \u201cIndian media in chaos. Infighting, outrage, and collapsing narratives as Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic breakthrough takes centre stage. They pushed to isolate Pakistan; now they\u2019re rattled by its success,\u201d accumulating 25,000 views.<\/p>\n

Murtaza Solangi, the president’s spokesperson, also\u00a0shared\u00a0the video on his X account in a similar context. His post gathered 32,000 views.<\/p>\n

Journalists\u00a0Waqar Satti\u00a0and\u00a0Zahid Gishkori\u00a0shared the clip on their X accounts as well, gaining 7,000 and 16,000 views, respectively. Gishkori also\u00a0shared\u00a0it on his Facebook account.<\/p>\n

British-American broadcaster and journalist Mehdi Hasan also\u00a0reposted\u00a0the video on X and asked if the clip was real.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the clip was shared by various other accounts on X, as can be seen\u00a0here,\u00a0here,\u00a0here,\u00a0here,\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0here, accumulating more than 62,000 views.<\/p>\n

The same clip with similar captions was shared on Facebook, as seen\u00a0here,\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

Pakistani media outlet\u00a0Aaj News\u00a0also shared a screenshot of the viral video in a news article dated April 8, 2026. The article was titled: \u201cCeasefire achieved through Pakistan\u2019s efforts; Indian and Israeli media mourn\u201d.<\/p>\n

METHODOLOGY<\/p>\n

A fact-check was initiated to determine the veracity of the claim due to its high virality and keen public interest in the US-Israel war with Iran, and Pakistan\u2019s key role in the ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Inspecting the video showed multiple visual discrepancies. At the 10-second mark, a white paper thrown by the host abruptly turns black mid-air.<\/p>\n

At the 17-second mark, a chair thrown by the host morphs into what appears to be a plastic sheet.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the text displayed on the screen throughout the viral video is incoherent when translated, consisting of random letters and words rather than meaningful language \u2014 a telltale sign of AI-generated content.<\/p>\n

Running the video through AI-forensic tools showed that Undetectable labelled the audio as 95 per cent AI-generated.<\/p>\n

Truth Scan labelled it as 96pc AI-generated.<\/p>\n

Fact-check status: False <\/p>\n

The claim that a viral video shows an Indian news anchor\u2019s outburst over Pakistan\u2019s role in the US-Iran ceasefire is\u00a0false.<\/p>\n

The video is doctored through AI.<\/p>\n

This fact check was\u00a0originally published\u00a0by iVerify Pakistan \u2014 a project of CEJ-IBA and UNDP.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Multiple people and accounts, including those that appear to be pro-military, shared a video on Wednesday, showing an Indian news anchor losing his temper while discussing Pakistan\u2019s role in the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. However, the video is doctored. Backchannel diplomatic efforts by Pakistan paid off, as the United States and Iran\u00a0agreed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}