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india pakistan escalation

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Claim: India has officially surrendered and accepted its defeat in the war with Pakistan. Fact: India did not make any such statements. Comments by a top Indian Army officer about reciprocal military deescalation have been misrepresented. On 10 May 2025, X user @_faridkhan posted (archive) a video of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi — an officer from […]

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Claim: India carried out a drone attack on Faisal Mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. Fact: Officials have confirmed that there was no attack on Faisal Mosque. An accompanying video is from an unrelated fire from 2024. On 8 May 2025, social media posts emerged online claiming that Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque had been targeted by India […]

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Claim: Plumes of smoke can be seen in a video depicting India’s airstrikes in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Fact: The video has no connection to Pakistan or India. It is originally from Palestine and shows Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. On 7 May 2025, Sabir Shakir, a YouTuber and TV anchor previously associated with ARY News, and TV9 […]

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Claim: A video shows an intense exchange of gunfire across the Line of Control in Kashmir as India attacked multiple locations in Pakistan. Fact: The clip predates India’s 7 May attack. On 7 May 2025, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faheem Khan posted (archive) a video showing an intense exchange of gunfire across what he claimed […]

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