The Indian media hyped the outbreak of the "civil war" in Pakistan, and the British media discovered after "skinning": fake news!

 Civil war broke out in Pakistan? Recently, a piece of news about "Civil War Breaking Out in Karachi, Pakistan" circulated on some Indian media and social networking sites. However, the BBC's investigation on the 23rd found that the news was completely fake news, and the rumored place where the "civil war" broke out did not exist. The rumors even used the explosion caused by the gas leak to add fuel to the atmosphere of the "civil war"... …

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The rumor began with a piece of news: According to local media reports in Pakistan, the Pakistani military "kidnapped" the chief of the Sindh Police Department where Karachi is located, forcing the latter to arrest a top opposition leader. This news quickly aroused the interest of Pakistan's "old enemy" India, but the "taste" changed...

The BBC said that Indian media followed up on reports that the conflict between the Pakistani police and the army resulted in the death of several Karachi police officers and even tanks appeared on the streets. Not only that, a fake video and text circulated on social media Twitter even vividly described some so-called riots.

On the evening of the 20th, a Twitter account named "@drapr007" posted a message saying that there had been fighting between the Pakistani army and the police, tanks appeared on the streets of Karachi, and at least 5 people were injured or killed. One hour later, the account posted again: "Breaking out: After the Pakistani army tried to arrest the Sindh police chief Aftab Anwar, the Pakistani army and the Sindh police were in the Gulshan e Bagh area of ​​Karachi. There was a fierce exchange of fire."↓

The BBC stated that it is unclear who first posted this tweet. Despite the BBC's extensive digging, it is still unable to determine who is operating the Twitter account named "@drapr007". The report also said that people familiar with Karachi should know that there is no place called "Gulshane Bagh" there, and no fighting has broken out in the city, and no tanks have appeared on the streets.

"In fact, this is not true at all." The BBC said that although many police and opposition members in Pakistan were angry about the arrest of the politician, there was no violence.

However, news of the "civil war" spread quickly. According to reports, the rumors even used an explosion in Karachi to add fuel to rumors of the "civil war", which was later proved to be caused by a gas leak.

It is worth noting that the BBC stated that a large number of verified accounts and reputable (Indian) news organizations reported this completely false news. The report stated that Pakistan and India are "old enemies" and the two countries have long used propaganda to attack each other.

For these fake news and hype, Pakistani users on Twitter expressed ridicule. ↓

Someone ridiculed: "The latest news: Deadpool has arrived in Karachi, waiting for his W-11 bus to arrive in the war zone. The civil war in Karachi is out of control."

Pakistani actor Fakhr-e-Alam also mocked: “The civil war in Karachi has become so bad that my takeaway boy had to carry an AK47 and a 9mm bazooka, My stew and fragrant rice crawled across the minefield. Things are getting worse. Many cows were killed and people died from overeating."2020/10