No, This Video Does Not Show POK Residents Pledging Support To India
By Hazel Gandhi A video of a group of men chanting slogans in support of the Indian army is being shared to falsely claim that it shows the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) voicing their support to India. BOOM found that the video is from August 2023 and shows the Gujjar and Bakarwal communities during a demonstration for their reservation rights in Uri, Baramulla. The nearly 2-minute long video shows a man addressing a crowd and taking an oath. Parts of the oath heard in the video, translated roughly from Hindi are, "We swear to work with the Indian army to protect India's law and co...