{"id":298128,"date":"2025-05-07T15:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=298128"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:54:32","slug":"viral-clip-claiming-to-show-pakistani-retaliation-to-indian-strikes-at-least-a-month-old-unrelated-to-ongoing-confict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-clip-claiming-to-show-pakistani-retaliation-to-indian-strikes-at-least-a-month-old-unrelated-to-ongoing-confict\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral clip claiming to show Pakistani retaliation to Indian strikes at least a month old, unrelated to ongoing confict"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 37-second-long clip with visuals of fire and smoke and the sound of gunfire went viral on social media on May 7 within hours of the news break about India’s Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Users shared the video with the claim that it showed Pakistan retaliating against India. While some claimed it showed Pakistan shooting down two Indian fighter jets, others stated that it was the Pakistani Army blowing up an Indian brigade headquarters.<\/p>\n

A fortnight after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam had killed 26 people, Indian Armed Forces hit nine sites containing terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK from where attacks against India had been planned and directed. The Union ministry of defence described the action<\/a> as “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature”, with no Pakistani military facilities having been targeted.<\/p>\n

A Lebanese news outlet, Cedar News, published a report on May 7, with a screengrab of the viral clip claiming it showed Pakistani forces shooting down a Rafale and an Indian helicopter. The same was tweeted by their official X handle. (Archive 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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VIDEO: Pakistani forces shot down the Rafale and the Indian helicopter https:\/\/t.co\/ZDqRJ4Q3ff<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HzUh3pOOrg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cedar News (@cedar_news) May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another X user, Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman), shared the same clip on May 7, claiming that it showed Pakistan blowing up Indian brigade headquarters. So far, the tweet has received over 5.6 Lakh views and has been retweeted over 1,900 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Breaking: Pakistan army blew up the Indian Brigade headquarters pic.twitter.com\/PEzBAEPnLN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

X user Irfan Hashmi (@IrfanHashmiUK), who identifies himself as a journalist, shared the same clip on May 7, saying, “Pakistan Zindabad”. The tweet has received more than 4.5 Lakh views and has been retweeted over 100 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\nSeveral users also shared the viral video, claiming it shows visuals of Pakistan’s retaliation against India. Below are a few instances.<\/span><\/p>\n