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Claim: Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has accused the United States of hosting “non-state actors” who launch “anti-India movements” like the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose leadership is “acting as proxies of Iran and Pakistan”. He also requested US President Donald Trump to hand over such people. Fact: The video is altered, likely […]

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Claim: In an “explosive revelation”, CNN found that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government “surrendered” during the May 2025 conflict with Pakistan and that Indian officials called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio “twice and begged for a ceasefire”. This, the social media posts assert, lays bare Modi’s “masterstroke”. Fact: The video shows CNN International […]

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Claim: A video shows Indian politician Shashi Tharoor saying Pakistan has engaged in “much better diplomacy” as opposed to his country and calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actions a “historical blunder”. Fact: The video is a manipulated version of an authentic interview, in which Tharoor spoke of the US-Israel war against Iran, the destruction in […]

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Claim: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India stands with Israel in the US-Israel war with Iran.  Fact: The video is digitally manipulated.  On 13 March, a Facebook user posted a video in which the Indian premier can be seen as saying that India is on Israel’s side amid the ongoing war between Iran and […]

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Claim: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi admitted that Pakistan shot down Indian Rafale fighter jets during the May 2025 conflict. Fact: The claim is false. The viral video is a deepfake. On 18 February, Facebook account Brotherhood shared a video of Narendra Modi delivering a speech with the following caption:  “🚨 #BREAKING | Modi accepted […]

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Claim: A viral video shows former Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s sister, Noreen Niazi, requesting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry out Operation Sindoor 2 for Imran’s release.  Fact: The video is doctored. It is from an original interview of Noreen Niazi with India Today when she discussed her brother’s imprisonment and the difficulty the […]

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Claim: During a speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India would use Afghanistan to fight Pakistan. Fact: A review of the original footage and AI-based deepfake detection models confirms that the clip was manipulated. A video of Indian prime minister has been shared online containing the following text: “بھارتی صحافی گیتا بسو اس نے […]

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Claim: A video shows Hyrbyair Marri admitting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi funds terrorist activities in Balochistan. Fact: The video has tell-tale signs of AI manipulation. On 4 July, X user @War_Analysts posted a video (archive) that purportedly showed Hyrbyair Marri complaining that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stopped funding the efforts aimed […]

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Claim: During a bulletin, BBC suggested that Pakistan may possess Turkey’s KORAL electronic warfare system. Fact: The BBC’s broadcast news bulletin about Pakistan possessing Turkey’s KORAL electronic warfare system was not found on any official BBC channels. Moreover, the viral video’s audio was likely digitally altered. X user @FarrukhJAbbasi shared a video (archive) of a […]

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Claim 1: China initiated a war with India, ordering its military to seize control of Ladakh. Following the recent attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, a video (archive) was shared on YouTube featuring an image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with a clip of Imran Khan. It included […]

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Claim: A video circulating widely on social media claims to show the final moments of Indian naval officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife before Narwal was killed in the Pahalgam attack on 23 April.  Fact: The video does not feature Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife. It actually shows another couple, Ashish Sehrawat and […]

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Claim: The New York Times recently published an article titled “How US has turned Pakistan into a poor country without going to war,” in which it questions where “the Establishment’s Pakistan vision and strategy” is and praises Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The piece is written by NYT Editor-in-Chief Joseph Hope. Fact: There is no […]

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