The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit on Monday (May 12, 2025) pointed out several “pro-Pakistan propaganda” posts, including the one in which the Pakistani Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations, used “a small part” of an Aaj Tak News channel video to falsely claim that an Indian airfield had been destroyed.
“This is an attempt by Pakistan to mislead its own people by producing doctored footage as evidence. The actual story in the full video shows the news channel was talking about the destruction of a Pakistani airfield by Indian forces,” the unit said in its X handle.
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“Pakistani military in its briefing has shown a video clip aired on @IndiaTV news channel implying that Indian channels have admitted to destruction of Indian air bases. This is an attempt by Pakistan to mislead its own people by editing and cleverly stitching multiple chunks of a larger video. The actual story in the full video says that the attacks were all intercepted and it shows footage of a Pakistani missile that was shot down,” it said.
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The unit said a comparative infographic on the said losses on both sides doing the rounds on social media was also fake.
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