{"id":299105,"date":"2025-05-16T19:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=299105"},"modified":"2025-05-16T19:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:28:48","slug":"pak-deputy-pm-leads-nation-in-praising-air-force-based-on-fake-daily-telegraph-clipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pak-deputy-pm-leads-nation-in-praising-air-force-based-on-fake-daily-telegraph-clipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A purported clipping from The Daily Telegraph newspaper dated Saturday, May 10, is viral on social media. It shows part of a story with the headline, &#8220;Pakistan Air Force: The Undisputed King of the Skies&#8221;, in block capitals.\u00a0 The image has gained traction amid speculation about who suffered more losses during the recent armed conflict between India and Pakistan. A &#8216;CNN graphic&#8217; which was widely shared recently in this regard showed India suffering more damage in terms of equipment loss. Alt News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/india-pakistan-conflict-cnn-denies-it-made-viral-infographic-showing-indian-side-suffered-more-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found it to be fake<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-299114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/DELULU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/DELULU.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/DELULU-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The supposed report got a lot of attention after Pakistan deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar referred to it in an address in the senate on May 15. Dar, who is also the country&#8217;s foreign minister, stated, &#8220;&#8230; what does The Telegraph say? Pakistan Air Force is undisputed king of the skies..,&#8221; even as the house erupted in applause.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 502px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-299105-1\" width=\"502\" height=\"270\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/ssstwitter.com_1747392440682.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/ssstwitter.com_1747392440682.mp4\">https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/ssstwitter.com_1747392440682.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>On social media, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistani X user Dr Shama Junejo (<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@ShamaJunejo<\/span>) shared the image and claimed the Daily Telegraph report evidence of the fact that Pakistan had a clear upper hand in the recent armed conflict. (<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/oOKbb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185643.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"1264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185643.jpg 908w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185643-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185643-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185643-768x1069.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another Pakistani X user, Dr Qamar Cheema (<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@Qamarcheema<\/span>), shared the image and called Pakistani Air Force the &#8216;pride of Pakistan&#8217;. (<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/archive\/CoHEf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185816.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"1252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185816.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185816-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185816-653x1024.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-16-185816-768x1203.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several other Pakistani users have shared the image and made similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-299105 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><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\/pak-deputy-pm-leads-nation-in-praising-air-force-based-on-fake-daily-telegraph-clipping\/delulu-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-1.png 422w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-1-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/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\/pak-deputy-pm-leads-nation-in-praising-air-force-based-on-fake-daily-telegraph-clipping\/delulu-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-2.png 427w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-2-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/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 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279w\" 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\/pak-deputy-pm-leads-nation-in-praising-air-force-based-on-fake-daily-telegraph-clipping\/delulu-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-6.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-6-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On carefully examining the supposed report by The Daily Telegraph, we found several inconsistencies that cast serious doubts on its authenticity. We spotted multiple spelling errors and garbled, illegible words. These have been highlighted below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_299127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299127\" style=\"width: 1520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-299127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/fightergib1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/fightergib1-1.png 1520w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/fightergib1-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/fightergib1-1-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/fightergib1-1-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-299127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphic: Atreyo Roy\/ Alt News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such glaring mistakes are highly unlikely to be made by a reputable international publication and strongly suggest that the image is fabricated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are two well-known papers by the name, The Daily Telegraph, one based in the United Kingdom and the other in Australia. The masthead in the purported image closely resembles that of the UK-based publication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-299126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-15.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-15-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-15-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/Heading-15-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, we checked the website of the UK-based the Daily Telegraph. We could not find any such article on their website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This clearly suggests that the article referred to by the Pakistani deputy prime minister never appeared in The Daily Telegraph. The viral clip is fake.<\/p>\n<p>We also found that both the Union government&#8217;s press information bureau (PIB) and Pakistani newspaper Dawn had fact-checked the claims. PIB stated, &#8220;By endorsing a completely fabricated image and headline, #Pakistan intentionally lent official weight to a piece of digital deception.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fake<\/a> claim was further amplified by Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during his statement to the Senate on 15 May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>By endorsing a completely fabricated image and headline, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a> intentionally lent official weight to a piece of digital deception.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k2s8LT5YJh\">pic.twitter.com\/k2s8LT5YJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1923237944002781444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1910765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawn <\/a>published a fact-check report, stating, \u201cViral Daily Telegraph article praising PAF after India escalation is fake\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-299120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-dawn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-dawn.png 955w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-dawn-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/delulu-dawn-768x400.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum up, the image of the viral The Daily Telegraph article praising Pakistan Air Force calling it the \u201cundisputed king of the skies\u201d is fake. Pakistan&#8217;s deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar amplified the fabricated image and the headline in the senate on May 15, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A purported clipping from The Daily Telegraph newspaper dated Saturday, May 10, is viral on social media. It shows part of a story with the headline, &#8220;Pakistan Air Force: The Undisputed King of the Skies&#8221;, in block capitals.\u00a0 The image has gained traction amid speculation about who suffered more losses during the recent armed conflict [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":299143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[730],"class_list":["post-299105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-politics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A purported clipping from The Daily Telegraph newspaper dated Saturday, May 10, is viral on social media. 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