Altered Image Shared as Chinook Carrying a JCB to Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

Altered Image Shared as Chinook Carrying a JCB to Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

Fact-Check | An altered image is being shared on social media platforms with a false claim that it shows a Chinook helicopter recently carrying a JCB excavator to the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Fact Check: Old IAF Image Altered To Show Excavator Airlifted For Uttarakhand Rescue

As rescue operations continue in parts of Uttarakhand after a devastating cloudburst in the Uttarkashi region, a picture is going viral on social media claiming to show an Indian Air Force helicopter airlifting a massive excavator to Dharali village because roads were blocked. The caption in Hindi reads: “रास्ते बंद होने के चलते उत्तराखंड धराली […]