New Delhi: Delhi Police have warned that old and out-of-context videos of large tiranga rallies, lathi charges and clashes with police are being circulated as footage of current events.
In a fact-check alert posted on October 16, the force urged social-media users to verify the source of videos before forwarding them and to avoid sharing unverified material.
The police statement described the circulation of such clips as disinformation. It did not, in the text of the post, provide an item-by-item list identifying the original dates and locations of the videos concerned.
The warning is a claim made by Delhi Police about misleading circulation. It does not establish the date or context of every video being shared online. Each clip requires separate verification before being presented as evidence of a current incident.
The force also warned of legal action over misinformation. Users should distinguish a verified original upload from a repost carrying an unverified description.
