Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, July 23 -- The Indian Army has dismissed as "false and misleading" a viral social media post that claimed an Indian security post in Jammu and Kashmir had come under attack, resulting in the deaths of several security personnel, and alleged that the incident was a "false flag" operation to divert attention from ongoing protests.
In a fact-check issued on Thursday, the Army's official fact-check handle, @MythbusterXX, said the claim was part of a Pakistan-sponsored disinformation campaign aimed at misleading the public by falsely portraying an unrelated local incident as a terrorist attack on security forces.
The viral post alleged that "another 'false flag' operation" had taken place in India and claimed that "a...