{"id":298650,"date":"2025-05-31T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=298650"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T04:43:57","slug":"news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"News outlets first publish, then delete reports based on fake video of Pak&#8217;s Ahmed Sharif &#8216;confirming&#8217; loss of jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a viral video, Pakistan\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, who is the director general (DG) of the inter-services public relations (ISPR) for the country&#8217;s armed forces, admitted that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">two JF-17 aircraft belonging to Pakistan were lost in combat after India launched Operation Sindoor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DGISPR Confirms Pakistan has Lost Two JF 17 Fighter Aircrafts to Indian SAM&#039;S. Jai Hind \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83e\udee1\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0n4wPE6Vbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the video, Sharif addresses the press as saying, \u201cThank you for being with us today, following the developments of Operation Sindoor, we find it&#8217;s important to offer transparency and reaffirm our enduring commitment to regional stability. The operation saw intense engagement along the Eastern corridor. We regret to confirm that two JF-17 aircraft were lost during active duty. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeh ruksaan hamare liye sirf numbers nahi ek jazbaati dhakka hai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. (This loss is not just about numbers for us\u2014it&#8217;s an emotional blow). We also suffered damage to civilian infrastructure and casualties among our brave service members. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shaheedo ke gharwaalon ke liye hamari duaen hai.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Our prayers are with the families of the martyrs). Their sacrifice will always be honoured. In the Pahalgam axis, significant tactical shifts were observed. The situation is still developing and we are monitoring it closely. Strategic consequence <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">saamne aa rahe hai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (are coming to light) and we are prepared to respond accordingly. Let me say this clearly, Pakistan does not believe in war. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humne har dafa sabr se kaam liya hai, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(We have always exercised patience) despite serious provocation. Our aim has never been escalation but stability and peace. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sovereignty ka tahafoos hamari zimmedaari hai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Protecting sovereignty is our responsibility). But so is our role in ensuring a peaceful future for our region. We urge our counterparts to choose dialogue over aggression. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jang ka bojh sirf sipahi nahi, har ghar uthaata hai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. (The burden of war is not borne by the soldier alone\u2014but their whole family). Pakistan stands for regional peace, mutual dignity and the principles of international conduct. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aman ka rasta mushkil zaroor hai lekin zaroor.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (The path to peace is certainly difficult \u2014 but necessary)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8230;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On May 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/3N0psDcAdlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News18 Bangla<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared a portion of this clip on their broadcast, stating that Pakistan officials confirmed the loss of two JF-17 aircraft. The video has now been taken down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-31-at-11.00.49.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-31-at-11.00.49.jpeg 970w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-31-at-11.00.49-300x132.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-31-at-11.00.49-768x337.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The same day, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/operation-sindoor-pakistan-admits-india-shot-down-2-of-its-jf-17-jets\/articleshow\/121004497.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of India<\/a> also published a report titled \u201cPakistan admits India shot down 2 of its JK-17 jets\u201d. However, since then, the news outlet has tweaked the report&#8217;s headline and content. The URL, which was generated from the old headline, remains the same. Screenshots below of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250508165730\/https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/operation-sindoor-pakistan-admits-india-shot-down-2-of-its-fighter-jets\/articleshow\/121004497.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived<\/a> versions suggest that ToI first published and then modified the headline and content of the story entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-298650 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jk-17-toi\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/JK-17-TOI.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-298663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/JK-17-TOI.png 677w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/JK-17-TOI-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-298663'>\n\t\t\t\tOriginal article title\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09-42-50\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1378\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.42.50.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-299878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.42.50.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.42.50-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.42.50-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.42.50-768x594.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1378px) 100vw, 1378px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299878'>\n\t\t\t\tThe earliest available archived version shows where the fresh title appears but content refers to Sharif&#8217;s viral video \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/heading-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-298672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-13-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-13-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-13-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-298672'>\n\t\t\t\tTitle and content changed; URL remains the same\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another news outlet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/india\/india-downs-paks-two-jf-17-dg-ispr-admits-to-the-loss-1503430209.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Statesman<\/a>, also published an article with a title, \u201cIndia downs Pak\u2019s two JF-17, DG ISPR admits to the loss\u201d. The story seems to have been taken down because the URL redirects to the Statesman&#8217;s homepage now. Similarly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepressjournal.in\/world\/ek-jasbati-dhakka-hai-pakistan-army-admits-india-shot-down-2-jf-17-jets-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Press Journal<\/a> published a piece titled \u201c<em>Ek jasbati dhakka hai: Pakistan army admits India shot down 2 JF-17 Jets (WATCH)<\/em>\u201d. This story, too, has been taken down now. B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">elow are screenshots of archived versions (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250508185523\/https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/india\/india-downs-paks-two-jf-17-dg-ispr-admits-to-the-loss-1503430209.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statesman<\/a> archive, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250509023859\/https:\/\/www.freepressjournal.in\/world\/ek-jasbati-dhakka-hai-pakistan-army-admits-india-shot-down-2-jf-17-jets-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FPJ<\/a> archive).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-298650 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09-52-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.52.11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.52.11.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.52.11-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-09.52.11-768x918.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10-00-38-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.00.38-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.00.38-1.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.00.38-1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.00.38-1-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several social media users, including X users Gaurav Singh (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Gaurav_Shade<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), Sudhir (@seriousfunnyguy), Ocean Jain (@ocjain4) shared versions of the video with similar claims. On YouTube, channel TheJaipurDialogues also shared it. (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archives <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/2gaze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/NL4jb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/ILphn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pak agree to two JF17 lost<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jammu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jammu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DroneAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DroneAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkGYJe9Cqs\">pic.twitter.com\/BkGYJe9Cqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gaurav Singh (@Gaurav_Shade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gaurav_Shade\/status\/1920505988613837275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-298650 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/screenshot-2025-05-31-at-11-03-36\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-11.03.36.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-11.03.36.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-11.03.36-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10-57-46\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.57.46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.57.46.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-31-at-10.57.46-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is to inform our readers that Ocean Jain has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=Ocean+Jain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fact-checked several times by Alt News for spreading misinformation on social media platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Facebook page, The Trident: Military and Space, also uploaded a 1:37-minute video and echoing similar claims. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/k3xTq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">archive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\ud83d\udea8Breaking News<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u090f\u092b-16 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0915\u0942 \u0935\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u093e\u090f \u0917\u090f\ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092c \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u0941\u0932 \u0928\u0941\u0915\u0938\u093e\u0928<\/p>\n<p>1. 2 \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940 JF 17<br \/>\n2. 1 F16<br \/>\n3. 8-10 \u092a\u093e\u0915 \u092e\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0907\u0932\u0947\u0902<br \/>\n4. 30+ \u0921\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0928 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nnXwVInwRC\">pic.twitter.com\/nnXwVInwRC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ocean Jain (@ocjain4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ocjain4\/status\/1920511423299420210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several others also shared his video with similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-298650 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jf-17-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf-17-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf-17-2.png 430w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf-17-2-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jf-17-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf-17-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf-17-3.png 440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf-17-3-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jf17\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/JF17.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/JF17.png 434w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/JF17-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jf17-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf17-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf17-1.png 424w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf17-1-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jf17-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf17-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf17-4.png 435w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jf17-4-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We examined the full 1:37-minute video and noticed several discrepancies in the lip sync while Sharif was speaking. This raised concerns that the video may potentially be manipulated. We conducted a reverse image search on several key frames to verify the video&#8217;s authenticity. This led us to a Facebook live video by a Pakistani news outlet<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1AbRo3RSim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cNews Alert\u201d from December 27, 2024.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsAlert.GRTPK\/videos\/1128548678776594\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsAlert.GRTPK\/videos\/1128548678776594\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsAlert.GRTPK\/videos\/1128548678776594\/\">\u0688\u06cc \u062c\u06cc \u0627\u0653\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0633 \u067e\u06cc \u0627\u0653\u0631 \u0644\u06cc\u0641\u0679\u06cc\u0646\u0646\u0679 \u062c\u0646\u0631\u0644 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u0686\u0648\u062f\u06be\u0631\u06cc \u06a9\u06cc \u0627\u06c1\u0645 \u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0633 \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u0641\u0631\u0646\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0688\u06cc \u062c\u06cc \u0627\u0653\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0633 \u067e\u06cc \u0627\u0653\u0631 \u0644\u06cc\u0641\u0679\u06cc\u0646\u0646\u0679 \u062c\u0646\u0631\u0644 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u0686\u0648\u062f\u06be\u0631\u06cc \u06a9\u06cc \u0627\u06c1\u0645 \u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0633 \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u0641\u0631\u0646\u0633<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsAlert.GRTPK\">News Alert<\/a> on Friday 27 December 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We then found the same video on the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/13Ou_YM-8Vk?si=D9PWBPbbdAUkTEK-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISPR&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a>. On December 27, 2024, Ahmed Sharif <\/span>addressed the media during a press conference focused on key national security and regional developments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[vimeo https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1089323084?share=copy]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On looking closely, we were able to confirm that this was the original video that was later manipulated and circulated after Operation Sindoor&#8217;s launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the 0:39-minute mark of the 1:37-minute version of the viral video, several journalists can be seen taking notes. We compared this frame with a similar one from the December 27, 2024 video and found striking similarities: the same group of journalists, wearing identical outfits and seated in the same order. The comparison below outlines this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-298671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-12-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-12-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-12-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">We then used<a href=\"https:\/\/hivemoderation.com\/ai-generated-content-detection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Hive Moderation<\/a>, an AI-detection tool, to analyse the video. The result revealed that the audio in the video was 99% AI-generated, whereas the visuals were likely to be 3% AI-generated<\/span>\u00a0and mostly real.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-298650 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jk17-hive\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-1024x468.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive.png 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jk17-hive-ai\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-ai-1024x426.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-ai-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-ai-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-ai-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-hive-ai.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news-outlets-first-publish-then-delete-reports-based-on-fake-video-of-paks-ahmed-sharif-confirming-loss-of-jets\/jk17-ai-hive\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-ai-hive.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-ai-hive.png 890w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-ai-hive-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/jk17-ai-hive-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum up, the viral video of lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif, Pakistan&#8217;s DG-ISPR, &#8220;confirming&#8221; the loss of two of their JK-17 aircraft during active duty is fake and doctored. The visuals in the video are sourced from a press conference held by the ISPR in December, 2024 and the audio is most likely AI-generated, our findings show. Several news outlets first reported based on this fake video and later took them down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a viral video, Pakistan\u2019s lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, who is the director general (DG) of the inter-services public relations (ISPR) for the country&#8217;s armed forces, admitted that two JF-17 aircraft belonging to Pakistan were lost in combat after India launched Operation Sindoor. 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