checkthis / Fact check
MisleadingTrick: Accuses by askingThe NIA investigation identified the Pulwama conspirators and Pakistan admitted responsibility for the 2019 attack. While former Governor Satya Pal Malik claimed leadership told him to stay quiet, evidence contradicts government orchestration.
Full original video
▶Dhruv Rathee · from 7:37
The clip matches the full original.
The trick: Accuses by asking
It asks a loaded question to plant a claim it never has to prove (known as accusing by question).
"अब आप बताओ कि attack हुआ था या करवाया गया था"
Framing a tragic terrorist attack as an inside job based on isolated security claims does not constitute proof of government orchestration.
How this trick works and how to answer it →
What we checked
✕
The 2019 Pulwama attack was not a genuine terror attack but was orchestrated so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could use the deaths of soldiers for political gain in elections.The Hindu
✕
It implies: Ignored intelligence warnings and removed check posts were deliberate actions designed to allow the Pulwama attack to occur.The Hindu
✓
The CRPF formally requested aircraft transport from the Home Ministry for troop movement, and multiple intelligence warnings about a potential IED blast were ignored.The Quint + 1 more
✓
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NSA Ajit Doval told him to keep quiet about security lapses related to the Pulwama attack.The Hindu
What the Reel doesn't tell you
- The National Investigation Agency identified the conspirators and suicide attackers, and official investigations contradicted claims that the government orchestrated the attack.
What each side says
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the governmentThe government maintained that the attack was not an intelligence failure and that investigators identified the actual perpetrators. The Hindu
Satya Pal Malik (former J&K Governor)Malik stated that the attack occurred due to government security lapses and that leadership instructed him to stay silent. The Wire
How it plays you
It wants you to think: "The Indian government intentionally orchestrated the 2019 Pulwama terror attack and sacrificed soldiers to win elections."
Administrative or security lapses do not equal government orchestration of a terrorist act, and official investigations established that Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed was responsible.
- Loaded inflammatory imagery: "जवानों की चिता पर जीत की रोटियां सेकनी थी". It uses visceral metaphors to attribute a malicious, murderous motive to political leaders, substituting emotional outrage for factual evidence.
Does this look wrong?
Check a Reel yourself
Send any Reel to @checkthis.chat on Instagram. You get a reply like this in a minute or two.
Send a Reel