WION Updates on Fake News | India debunks Pakistan's misinformation amid escalating tensions
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Written By Gulshan Parveen
Published: May 10, 2025, 08:22 IST | Updated: May 10, 2025, 08:22 IST
India News | Photos | South Asia | A few Pakistan-linked social media handles shared an old photo of an IAF crash and linked it to the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions. PIB fact checked and said the image in circulation was of 2016.
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A few Pakistan-linked social media handles shared an old photo of an IAF crash and linked it to the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions. PIB fact checked and said the image in circulation was of 2016.
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A false claim circulated on the internet that an Indian Female Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Shivani Singh, was captured in Pakistan. PIB fact-checked the false claim.
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Qatar news agency Al Jazeera, citing Reuters, claimed that 10 explosions occurred in Srinagar. PIB fact-checked it and said that the claim was fake.
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A news report by China Daily falsely claimed that three Indian jets crashed in Jammu and Kashmir. PIB refuted the claim.
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A claim was circulated that Pakistan shot down a Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The claim was entirely false.
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Another false claim circulated that Pakistan destroyed an Indian S-400 air defence system. PIB fact-checked the false claim.
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A Social Media post falsely claimed that an Indian post had been destroyed. PIB said the claim was fake.
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The Internet also falsely claimed that a cyber attack by Pakistan had caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional. This fake claim was also refused by PIB.
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A few Pakistan-linked social media handles shared an old photo of an IAF crash and linked it to the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions. PIB fact checked and said the image in circulation was of 2016.
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A false claim circulated on the internet that an Indian Female Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Shivani Singh, was captured in Pakistan. PIB fact-checked the false claim.
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Qatar news agency Al Jazeera, citing Reuters, claimed that 10 explosions occurred in Srinagar. PIB fact-checked it and said that the claim was fake.
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A news report by China Daily falsely claimed that three Indian jets crashed in Jammu and Kashmir. PIB refuted the claim.
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A claim was circulated that Pakistan shot down a Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The claim was entirely false.
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Another false claim circulated that Pakistan destroyed an Indian S-400 air defence system. PIB fact-checked the false claim.
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A Social Media post falsely claimed that an Indian post had been destroyed. PIB said the claim was fake.
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The Internet also falsely claimed that a cyber attack by Pakistan had caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional. This fake claim was also refused by PIB.