Politics

Video game footage of helicopters being struck shared with claims IAF downing Pakistan helicopters

Pawan Kumar17th May 2025

A video showing two choppers being struck down has been shared on social media with claims that the Indian Air Force downed two fighter helicopters in Bhuj, killing four Pakistani…

Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping

Ankita Mahalanobish16th May 202516th May 2025

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, “Pakistan Air Force: The…

52 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in shelling? No; viral video is staged, says PIB

Abhishek Kumar16th May 2025

Note: We have only used screenshots in this story, considering the graphic nature of the video, which could be triggering for some readers. A video showing deceased soldiers near what…

Old footage of Russian aircraft shot mid-air shared as Pakistani fighter jet taken down by India

Kinjal16th May 202517th May 2025

While the armed conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak following Operation Sindoor, a video clip of a fighter jet being shot down in the sky was widely…

IAF pilot Shvangi Singh captured? Govt refutes claims by Pakistani media, social media users

Pawan Kumar16th May 2025

While the armed conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak, several Pakistani media outlets and social media users claimed that Indian pilot squadron leader Shivangi Singh was captured…

Exclusive: Turkey tourism ministry denies issuing viral letter urging Indians not to cancel travel plans

Ankita Mahalanobish & Diti Pujara15th May 202517th May 2025

A ‘public announcement’ allegedly issued by Turkey’s ‘department of tourism’ urging Indian travellers not to cancel trips to the country has gone viral on social media. The letter, bearing the…

Image from 2011 shared with false claims that it shows corpses of 12 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan

Pawan Kumar14th May 2025

A video showing a row of corpses on the ground covered in green is being widely shared on social media with claims that Pakistan killed 12 Indian soldiers in the…

Ceasefire announcement triggered attacks on foreign secretary Vikram Misri, daughter, shows timeline analysis

Shinjinee Majumder14th May 202515th May 2025

Just as tensions between India and Pakistan showed signs of easing out around May 10, Indian Right-wing trolls, already high on josh from the pitched keyboard battles they had been…

Pakistan uses edited clip of Indian wing commander Vyomika Singh in briefing to claim it ‘did not target civilians’

Shinjinee Majumder14th May 2025

On May 11, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of Pakistan’s inter-services public relations (ISPR), which is the PR wing of its armed forces, held a press briefing alongside chiefs…

17-year old image of mass cremation shared as last rites of IAF pilot killed in Pakistan airstrike

Shinjinee Majumder14th May 2025

An image of a burning pyre is viral on social media, with many Pakistan-based accounts claiming that it shows the last rites of Rohit Kataria, a Rafale pilot killed on…