India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to halt all military actions with immediate effect, following four days of drone and missile strikes across the border. Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)-level talks between India and Pakistan are set to be held later on Monday.

In the wake of the conflict, social media platforms have been flooded with misinformation, old videos, and fake claims. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a series of fact checks to counter false narratives and urge the public to rely only on official sources.

Here’s a summary of the misinformation and PIB’s clarifications (May 10-12):

• Al Jazeera is falsly claiming that an Indian female pilot is in Pakistan's custody. Pakistan Army, in its briefing, stated that they have no Indian Air Force pilot in custody.


• A fake infographic with CNN's logo on it is doing the rounds on social media, claiming to compare India and Pakistan's losses during the strike on both sides. According to PIB, CNN never ran any such infographic.


• Posts around the artillery exchange along the Line of Control on May 12 are also not true.


• Pakistan’s military used a clipped video from Aaj Tak to falsely claim that an Indian airfield was destroyed. The full video actually reported the destruction of a Pakistani airfield by Indian forces.


• The same briefing also aired a clip from India TV, making similar claims. The actual video says that the attacks were all intercepted and shows footage of a Pakistani missile that...

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