Fact-Check #7

CLAIM:
A distressing video from Myanmar showing a woman’s beheading is viral online with the false claim that the incident took place in Manipur where Kuki militants dressed up as Meiteis and killed her. The video shows a man using a knife repeatedly to kill the woman lying down on the ground. Many Meitei’s social media users have taken to various platforms painting it as the handiwork of the Kukis.

FACT:
The video is from Myanmar and the incident took place on February 19, 2022 where members of the Pyu Saw Htee militia beheaded a woman named Nandar in the Myaing township in Magway.

FACT-CHECK RESULT:
FALSE, MEITEI LIES EXPOSED