Claim: A video shows an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashing during landing in September 2026. Fact: The video does not depict an authentic Indian MiG-29 crash and was traced to a gaming-content-focused YouTube channel that said it is from a game called “War Thunder”. On 18 September 2026, multiple social media […]
Claim: Indian military aircraft have been banned by the Dubai Air Show administration or the International Aeronautics Association after the November 2025 Tejas jet crash. Fact: No such ban has been imposed by the Dubai Air Show organisers. Furthermore, there is no credible evidence to support the existence of the “International Aeronautics Association”. On 22 […]
Claim: Reuters has confirmed that Pakistan downed “42 Rafale jets” of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and that the publication “got access to debris” of all the aircraft “in the presence of DGISPR”. Fact: Reuters never published such a story nor posted it on its X account. The screenshot in question is doctored. In the […]
Claim: Pakistan has shot down an Indian Sukhoi jet near Bahawalpur for violating the Line of Control (LoC). Fact: No such incident took place. An accompanying image is from June 2024 when an Indian jet crashed in Nashik, Maharashtra, due to what was reported to be a “technical snag”. On 27 April 2025, Facebook page […]