Pakistan launches coordinated disinformation campaign after India's Operation Sindoor to distort public perception and facts.
New Delhi: In the aftermath of India’s precision military strike under Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has initiated a coordinated disinformation campaign, attempting to manipulate public perception through fabricated claims and misleading digital content.
Social media flooded with fake narratives
Pro-Pakistan social media handles, along with certain political figures, have been actively spreading false claims of military success, including fabricated stories of downed Indian jets and supposed retaliatory strikes.
A viral image claimed that a Rafale jet was shot down near Bahawalpur. However, PIB Fact Check clarified that the image was from a MiG-21 crash in Moga, Punjab, in 2021, unrelated to current events.
Minister endorses false surrender video
Another false claim included a video suggesting the Indian Army surrendered at Chora Post. The narrative was amplified by Pakistan’s Minister Attaullah Tarar, who endorsed the video publicly without any verifiable proof.
A similar piece of misinformation circulated a video alleging a Pakistan Air Force attack on the Srinagar airbase. The government’s fact-checking unit debunked this, tracing the footage back to sectarian clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa earlier this year.
Fake strike on Indian base, old crash images reused
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