The claim
The video shows Air Chief Marshal AP Singh admitting to India losing six jets and a drone during the conflict with Pakistan in May 2025.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the viral clip was edited and that the line about losing six jets and a Heron UAV was digitally added, not part of AP Singh’s original speech. It also reports that PIB Fact Check identified the clip as an AI-generated deepfake and said Singh made no such statement.[S1]
Additional context
The speech was at the 16th Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru. FACTLY says the viral clip was taken from an extended ANI video published on 09 August 2025. [S1]
PIB Fact Check addressed the manipulated video on 11 August 2025, describing it as an AI-generated deepfake. [S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026