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Monday, June 9, 2025

Government busts Pakistan's fake video claim of damage to Indian airfield - Times of India

India has refuted Pakistan's false claims of damage to an Indian airfield, exposing a doctored video presented by Pakistan's DG ISPR. The PIB fact-check unit released the full video, proving it actually showed damage to a Pakistani base. India condemned the disinformation, reaffirming that Bathinda airfield remains undamaged and operational, countering the misleading narrative.

NEW DELHI: The government has strongly refuted Pakistan's latest attempt at spreading misinformation through a manipulated video claiming damage to an Indian airfield.During a recent media briefing, Pakistan's Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) cited Indian news channel to claim damage to an Indian airbase. However, this claim was quickly dismantled by Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-check unit.The PIB revealed that the video had been deliberately edited to mislead viewers. By releasing the complete 41-second footage, they demonstrated that the original report actually documented damage to a Pakistani airbase, not an Indian facility."This is an attempt by Pakistan to mislead its own people by editing and cleverly stitching multiple chunks of a video," the PIB fact-check unit stated on social media platform 'X'.The Pakistani military spokesperson had shown only a five-second clip from the longer video, strategically removing crucial context and narration. Before playing the edited segment, the DG ISPR was quoted saying, "Now I will show you another clip which will tell...



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