Hyderabad, May 7 -- A video in which men in uniforms wave a white flag has made rounds on social media again, being attributed as that of Indian soldiers surrendering during recent tensions at the border. Fact-checks have, however, ascertained that the video is old, from 2019 and contains Pakistani soldiers.

The video, extensively shared after India's alleged military action against Pakistan under Operation Sindoor, has been circulated with false descriptions against the backdrop of escalating nationalism and cyber propaganda.

The video itself, in fact, dates from September 2019, when Pakistani troops were waving white flags to recover bodies of their soldiers martyred by Indian troops following an alleged unprovoked ceasefire violation...