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Tensions along the border between India and China remained high after a clash in June that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.As the two countries continue to talk about the retiring, misleading content is being shared on social media about the termination.We have looked at some of them.Quote: Chinese soldiers sent to the border cry The verdict: Misleading video taken out of context.The video shared by Twitter users was picked up in September by some Taiwanese media and then went viral in India, with users mocking Chinese soldiers crying over claims they were sent to the border.

It has more than pg 300,000 views and is also chosen by top media outlets in India such as Zee News TV channel.Conscripts boarding a minibus, singing popular Mandarin soldiers about homesickness. The red and yellow sashes worn by soldiers have the slogan: "Gathering with soldiers with honor"But there is no evidence that we have found that they were sent to the Indian border.Chinese media said the soldiers were recruits from Yingzhou District in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, and were emotional after leaving their family members.A local news agency posted on China's messaging app WeChat on Sept. 15 that the soldiers were traveling to the barracks and said five of them volunteered to serve in the Tibetan area.But there was no mention of whether they were sent to the border or the latest tensions with India.

And on September 22, the Chinese edition of the Global Times picked up the story. Taiwanese media accused of "lies" linking images of new recruits. "Farewell to Parents" on the China-India border situation Claim: Video shows Indian soldiers dancing to music from Chinese speakers.Verdict: An old video with speakers mentioned on the edge.On September 16, it was reported in both Indian and Chinese media the Chinese People's Liberation Army installed speakers along the border and played Punjabi songs to "distract" Indian soldiers.Media reports say the Chinese military has deployed speakers in the area, under constant surveillance by Indian soldiers.Both Indian and Chinese media picked up the matter, citing military sources. But there are no images or videos shared in these reports and the Indian military has not confirmed that this happened.

Social media users from India, however, have shared some old videos of Indian soldiers dancing to Punjabi songs, which we found with frontier reports of speakers along the border.In one viral video shared in September, five soldiers were seen dancing to Punjabi songs. It has more than 88,000 views and users claim to show the India-China border in Ladakh.However, a reverse image search shows that the video goes back to July this year.And although the exact location of the video is difficult to pinpoint. But news reports at the time indicated that it was from the India-Pakistan border, not the Indo-China border, as claimed.This is a variation of earlier claims about the speaker, with Chinese Twitter users sharing a video of a large device they say was used to blow up some loud music in Indian camps, making some Indian soldiers sick and Injured

The video has been viewed more than 200,000 times and is also featured on Indian news channels with the same claim.The viral clip now comes from a March 2016 YouTube video of a Chinese-made mobile alarm siren made by a company that makes emergency safety equipment.It lists a large 4.6-ton rotating siren used for situations such as natural disasters or other civil emergencies, according to product details on the company's website.It's not a speaker for playing music, and it's not clear if this warning siren was used by the Chinese army at the border.There were also no reports of Indian soldiers eardrum injuries confirmed in the area.Claim: Bus accident involving Indian security personnel linked to border tension The Verdict: It is misleading because the accident happened. But not in the border area A Twitter user from China posted a video on September 21 claiming that India could not meet with China halfway in border talks because. "Must save soldiers from suicide"The video shows part of a submerged military bus in a river with soldiers standing nearby, and the text refers to the so-called. "Attempt of Suicide in Ladakh" of the Indian Army