Pakistan Army Spokesperson Asif Ghafoor Peddles Fake News, Posts Doctored Video of Retd IAF Air Marshal Denzil Keelor 'Admitting India's Failure' in Post Balakot Dogfight
On his Twitter account, the DG ISPR posted a doctored video of retired Air Marshal Denzil Keelor "admitting India's failure" in the February 27 dogfight. Netizens were quick to point out that the video was recorded in 2015, approximately four years before the Balakot and its ensuing incidents which occurred in 2019.
Islamabad, July 28: Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor was caught by social media on Sunday while peddling fake news in an apparent bid to jab the Indian Air Force (IAF). On his Twitter account, the DG ISPR posted a doctored video of retired Air Marshal Denzil Keelor "admitting India's failure" in the February 27 aerial dogfight. Pakistan Opens Air Space Closed Since Balakot Strike, Brings Huge Relief For Indian Airlines
Netizens were quick to point out that the video was recorded in 2015, approximately four years before the Balakot and its ensuing incidents which occurred in 2019.
Here is The Doctored Video Tweeted by Asif Ghafoor:
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's clip -- which was released by the Pakistani military -- can be seen on the top right of the screen in the video posted by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor's attempt at a failed propaganda was quickly exposed, as aware social media users uploaded the link of the original interview given Keelor.
In fact, the interview titled 'Nehru lost India the war: Air Marshal Denzil Keelor' speaks about India's battle losses' was posted by Wilderness Films India on Aug 9, 2015, on the video-sharing website, YouTube.
The former Air Marshal was invited by the production house for a talk on the wars of 1962 and 1965, according to its description.
Check The Original Video Below:
The DG ISPR's doctored video is interspersed with visuals of a crashed plane. Twitterati strongly reacted to Ghafoor's post, with many poking fun at his gaffe. "Gafoora tomorrow will claim he landed on moon," a Twitter user stated in response. "You leave no stone unturned to advertise your incurable 'foot in mouth' disease. At your level, you should refrain from peddling amateurish morphed videos that make you a laughing stock on global platform. Kindly get a better video editor who bothers to edit out the giveaways," another Twitter user @Shonkho wrote.
Falling short of an apology, Ghafoor later acknowledged that the Keelor clip shared by him was indeed doctored. "The clip of Air Marshal is revealed to be doctored through inset. Admission and expression were too identical to differentiate. Unintentional omission is acknowledged, especially to Indians. Nonetheless, environment remained unchanged for IAF on both the occasions," he tweeted. The DG ISPR is yet to delete the video or formally apologise for his misstep.
(With ANI inputs)
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