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Viral clip claiming to show Pakistani retaliation to Indian strikes at least a month old, unrelated to ongoing confict

Oishani Bhattacharya7th May 20257th May 2025

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…

No, man seen in viral image with Akhilesh is not Pak politician Saifuallah Abro

Pawan Kumar6th May 2025

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan since the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22, Pakistani politician and Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senator Saifullah Abro said in a discussion in the Pakistani…

Video shared on April 3 falsely linked to April 22 Pahalgam terror attack to malign Kashmiris

Prantik Ali5th May 20256th May 2025

A nine-second-long video showing a few young boys crouching in a field while a loud bang goes off, resulting in smoke has gone viral on social media. In the clip,…

Four-year-old photo of Chinese aircraft edited to claim Pakistan Air Force plane crash

Abhishek Kumar5th May 20255th May 2025

Amid foreboding about a possible military conflict between India and Pakistan against the backdrop of the Pahalgam attack, an image of a fighter plane that seemingly crash landed is doing…

Videos, press release claiming 102 Pakistani soldiers killed by BLA from 2024

Ankita Mahalanobish3rd May 2025

A press release, allegedly by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), is being widely shared on social media with claims that the separatist militant outfit has killed 102 Pakistani soldiers. The…

Burqa-clad woman hit by car: Video of Kerala accident falsely viral as targeted attack on Muslims in India

Shinjinee Majumder2nd May 20252nd May 2025

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in view of the graphic nature of the content. A CCTV footage of a burqa-clad woman getting hit by a…

Clip of Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir visiting LoC viral after Pahalgam attack actually from 2022

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd May 2025

A 57-second clip showing Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, with armed troops is viral on social media. Claims have emerged online that Munir is visiting the Line of Control…

Pahalgam: Pak media falsely claims Indian Army Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar sacked, detained, following attack

Abhishek Kumar2nd May 2025

At least 26 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Kashmir on April 22. According to survivors’ accounts, the terrorists asked tourists enjoying…

Pahalgam terrorists celebrating? Old video by Kazakhstan content creator falsely viral

Abhishek Kumar2nd May 20252nd May 2025

Following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, a video has been doing the rounds on social media. In the footage, five men are sitting inside a car and heard declaring…

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All charades dropped: Assam BJP’s AI video shows Himanta ‘shooting point-blank’ at Muslims

Bus stuck at narrowing of lanes on Mumbai flyover? No, photo shared by Kerala Congress is AI-generated