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 […]
Claim: A video shows a fire at the PAF’s Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi after India launched missile attacks across Pakistan’s eastern region. Fact: India did launch attacks on Pakistani airbases, but the video in question is from December 2023 when a fire erupted due to a tanker accident. On 10 May 2025, Instagram user […]
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 […]
Claim: A viral video shows Pakistanis leaving India in large numbers. Fact: The claim is false. The video is not from the India-Pakistan border. In fact, it shows displaced Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim corridor along Salah al-Din highway in the Gaza strip following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in January 2025. On […]
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 […]
Claim: In response to a question from CNN’s Becky Anderson, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said he saw the proof of three Indian fighter jets shot down by Pakistan on social media. Fact: The claim is misleading. Asif did not say that social media was his source of evidence for claiming that Pakistan had shot down […]
Claim: A video shows US President Donald Trump threatening to destroy Pakistan if it attacked India. Fact: The viral video is digitally manipulated. Trump has consistently taken a neutral stance on tensions between India and Pakistan. Forensic audio analysis and deepfake detection tools confirm that the clip is fabricated. A video (archive) circulating widely on […]
Claim: Indian Army’s Vice Chief of Staff was removed from his post and arrested after saying that the Pahalgam attack was orchestrated by India. Fact: General Kumar retired as Head of Indian Army’s Northern Command after reaching the age of superannuation on 30 April 2025. He previously served as the 45th Vice Chief of […]
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 […]
Editors Note: The claim being fact-checked in this article was spread online before India’s attack on Pakistan early morning on Wednesday 7 May 2025. Claim: A video shows Indian Army officials walking out of a meeting after saying they are “not capable of fighting a war against Pakistan.” Fact: The video is entirely […]
Claim: A video depicts an Indian Rafale jet after it was struck down by Pakistan. Fact: The video is not authentic; evidence suggests it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI). In the early hours of 7 May, India launched Operation Sindoor, striking at six locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. In response, Pakistan downed several […]
Claim: Pakistan is a safer nation as compared to India and the United States, according to a list of the World’s Safest Countries for 2025. Fact: The statistics are from Numbeo, a website that provides the listing based on perceptions and opinions crowdsourced through a brief survey, not actual official data. Therefore, it is an […]