US EditionFact Check: Pakistan circulates false claims after Operation Sindoor, PIB alerts against 'Fake Video Alert'
- On May 7, 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor, a precise military strike against nine terror-related sites located within Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as a retaliatory action following the Pahalgam attack.
- The strikes aimed to avoid direct military escalation by focusing strictly on terrorist infrastructure after Pakistan retaliated with thwarted drone and missile strikes.
- Following the operation, numerous false claims and videos circulated online, wrongly showing explosions, downed jets, and destroyed military bases that were unrelated or recycled footage.
- An expert highlighted that misinformation often surfaces during major events, noting one viral video with over 3 million views incorrectly depicted Israeli airstrikes in Gaza as explosions from Indian attacks. Additionally, other widely shared clips misappropriated footage from video games and past aviation incidents.
- The Press Information Bureau debunked these claims as fake and advised the public to rely only on official sources and avoid sharing unverified information amid ongoing tensions.
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The government has debunked as fake a letter being circulated on social media claiming that India's Chief of the Army Staff Gen VK Narayan has sent a 'confidential letter" about military preparedness to Army officers of the Northern Command amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) Face Check unit took to X to fact-check the letter as fake, clarifying that General VK Saxena is not the Chief of Army S…
PIB Fact Check Exposes Fake Video Claiming IAF Helicopter Crash During Op Sindoor
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked another misinformation campaign by Pakistan-based social media handles falsely claiming an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash linked to India's 'Operation Sindoor'. India News | PIB Fact Check Exposes Fake Video Claiming IAF Helicopter Crash During Op Sindoor.
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Viral social media posts claim to show India's attacks on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. But some videos are used out of context and are seemingly aimed at stoking tensions even further.
Fact Check: Pakistan circulates false claims after Operation Sindoor, PIB alerts against 'Fake Video Alert'
Trending | India News | After India's military strike on nine terror sites under Operation Sindoor in POK and Pakistan, a pool of misinformation has emerged from Pak media and its government in the aftermath of the strike by India on Wednesday (May 7).
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