Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a video showing chaos and billowing smoke is widely circulating on social media, claiming that Pakistan has destroyed the Udhampur Air Base.
Many users have shared the video with a caption: “Fire at Udhampur Airbase, India on May 10, 2025. Pakistani missile strikes with precision!”
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral video and found it to be Misleading.
Closely analysing the viral video, the NM team identified a Rajasthan fire department truck in the footage.
Running further the video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, we identified a report by Dainik Bhaskar, dated May 9, 2025, confirming that the visuals were from a fire that broke out at a chemical factory in the RIICO area of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.
The same incident was also covered by NDTV Rajasthan on its YouTube channel on May 8, 2025.
To verify the location, we geolocated the area shown in the viral video and confirmed that it matches the Hanumangarh site in Rajasthan, not Udhampur.
Finally, a tweet from the official PIB Fact Check handle, dated May 10, 2025, labelled the viral claim as fake. The tweet reads: “Udhampur Air Base remains operational.
A video aired by AIK News on live TV claimed that Pakistan had destroyed the Udhampur Air Base.#PIBFactCheck
This video shows a fire incident at a chemical factory in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. It’s unrelated to the current situation.”
🚨Udhampur Air Base remains operational✅
A video aired by ‘AIK News’ on live TV claimed that Pakistan had destroyed the Udhampur Air Base.#PIBFactCheck
✅ This video shows a fire incident at a chemical factory in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.
✅ It’s unrelated to the current… pic.twitter.com/EIs0xXucXw
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 10, 2025
Hence, the video of a fire incident in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, has gone viral falsely claiming that Pakistan destroyed the Udhampur Air Base.
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