The claim
The video shows Colonel Sofiya Qureshi calling the tri-service Trishul exercise a political gimmick ahead of the 2025 Bihar elections.
Original review summary
The review says the viral clip’s audio was added to visuals from Qureshi’s original address, and that she did not call the Trishul exercise political theatre. It reports that the original speech contained no such statement and that PIB Fact Check confirmed the clip was digitally altered.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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