A video that has collected millions of views on social media reportedly shows a strong explosion. Online users claim that it captures the demand for a Pakistani attack on military settlements in India.
The claim is false. The video is from Indonesia and was not recorded during the recent bloating between Pakistan and India.
Assertion
On May 7, the day India launched a wave of missiles to Pakistan, a 10-second video began to circulate online, claiming to show Pakistan retaliation by targeting a residential area for Indian military staff.
The post has been viewed over 183,000 times and relocated more than 700 times.
Fact
The video is actually from Indonesia and was recorded before May 7th.
GEO FACT CHECK Analyzed key frames from the recordings and tracked it to May 5 when it was published by POS Kupang, the YouTube channel in a regional Indonesian news site.
A translated media report confirms that the explosion took place in a parking area in the city of Jepara, where a massive fire broke out.
The exact video can be viewed here.
The same incident was also reported on the same day by another Indonesian news site, Garuda TV.
Judgment: The video takes place events 7 May and shows a fire in Jepara, Indonesia, not a Pakistani attack on an Indian military colony.
