Fact Check: Viral Videos of Indian Army Officials Criticising Tri-Military Exercises as Optics Stunt for Bihar Elections Are Doctored

This viral video claiming Colonel Sofiya Qureshi called the tri-service Trishul exercise a political gimmick ahead of the 2025 Bihar elections is fake

The viral clip is digitally altered; Colonel Sofiya Qureshi never called the tri-service Trishul exercise a political gimmick.

Video of Col Sofia Qureshi Calling Trishul Exercises ‘Political Gimmick’ Is Fake

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Fact check: Viral videos of Indian army officials criticising tri-military exercises as optics stunt for Bihar elections are doctored

Multiple people on social media platform X shared two separate videos on Friday and Monday, claiming to show Indian army officials criticising recent tri-military exercises as a political move to boost the image for the upcoming Bihar elections. However, the videos are dubbed over. India kicked off large-scale combined military exercises named ‘Trishul 2025’ near its western border on October 30 amid heightened regional tensions. The war games, …

Did Colonel Sofia Qureshi Say That Trishul Exercises Are Political Gimmick To Sway Bihar Assembly Elections 2025? PIB Fact Check Debunks AI-Generated Fake Video | 🔎 LatestLY

Pakistani propaganda accounts shared a video of Colonel Sofia Qureshi claiming that the senior officer of the India Army said that Trishul exercises are a political gimmick to sway the Bihar polls. However, a fact check by PIB revealed that the clip was digitally altered using artificial intelligence technology. PIB Fact Check further clarified that Col Sofia Qureshi did not make such a statement. 🔎 Did Colonel Sofia Qureshi Say That Trishul Ex…