“Fake news, old images”: PIB verifies reports that India’s Rafale plane was shot down by Pakistan
Amidst heightened military tensions between India and Pakistan, several false claims and counter-claims have emerged on social media, primarily circulated by Pakistani news channels and X accounts. This wave of misinformation and propaganda warfare broke out after India carried out missile strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on early Wednesday (May 7).
Many of these claims have now been debunked by independent fact-checkers and observers. Here are some of them:
Following the conclusion of Operation Sindoor, numerous posts surfaced on X alleging that Pakistan has retaliated by striking 15 locations within India. Some posts falsely claimed that the Pakistan Air Force attacked the Srinagar Airbase, destroyed an Indian Army Brigade Headquarters, and hit fighter jets. Many of these claims were spread by accounts with a large number of followers that have previously shown support for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). However, analysts have stated that there is no reliable satellite imagery or video evidence to back up these claims.
