In the wake of India’s Operation Sindoor that targeted terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, social media platforms are awash with false and misleading claims about the military action and its aftermath. Here’s a round-up of such claims:
The above social media post purports to show the remains of a downed Rafale aircraft used by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the operation, and a clip of another IAF aircraft being winched by a rescue helicopter. However, The Hindu found both claims to be false.
A reverse image search revealed that the image of the downed jet had nothing to do with Operation Sindoor. Furthermore, the picture was not of a Rafale aircraft but of an MiG-21 fighter jet that had crashed during a training exercise in Punjab in May 2021.
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The video clip, which had all the bearings of AI-generated content, was traced back to a YouTube channel called ‘Ai in life’. Notably, the YouTube video was uploaded on May 5 – two days before Operation Sindoor was launched.
Another post claimed that Pakistan had retaliated by hitting military targets and downing IAF aircraft.
However, the image accompanying the post, seemingly showing an IAF aircraft in flames, dates back to 2024. It shows an MiG-29 fighter jet that crashed in Rajasthan during a training exercise.
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