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”9 தீவிரவாதிகள் முகாம்கள் மீது அதிரடி தாக்குதல் நடத்திய இந்திய இராணுவம்” - News18 தமிழ்நாடு.
Publisher’s rating: false
Dieser X-Post mit mehr als 2 Millionen Aufrufen lautet: "(....) Pakistanis schießen 1 Rafale & 1 Su-30 bei Akhnur ab! Und zerstörten unser Brigade-Hauptquartier". Der Inhaber des X-Accounts bezeichnet die indische Regierung in einem anderen Beitrag als "das Modi-Regime" und behauptet "stolzer Inder" zu sein und "Wahrheit über Propaganda" zu stellen.
Publisher’s rating: DW Faktencheck: Falsch. Zumindest in diesem Fall verbreitet der Account Fehlinformationen, denn zwei der Bilder, die er seinem Beitrag beifügt, haben nichts mit den indischen Angriffen auf Pakistan in der vergangenen Nacht zu tun. Das Bild oben rechts zeigt zwar eine in Russland gebaute MiG-29 der indischen Luftwaffe (IAF). Solch einen Jet behauptet Pakistan letzte Nacht abgeschossen zu haben. DNA India und andere Medien veröffentlichten dasselbe Foto jedoch bereits im September 2024. Diesen Quellen zufolge war der Kampfjet bei einem Routineflug im indischen Bundesstaat Rajasthan in unbewohntes Gebiet gestürzt und hatte dabei keine weiteren Schäden verursacht. Der Pilot soll sich mit dem Schleudersitz gerettet haben. Auch das linke Bild zeigt ein IAF-Flugzeug, das jedoch wie die beiden anderen nicht bei den Angriffen auf Pakistan in der vergangenen Nacht eingesetzt wurde. Times Now berichtete vor mehr als einem Monat, dass ein anglo-französisches Kampfflugzeug Typ Jaguar im nordindischen Bundesstaat Gujarat abgestürzt war und bildete dazu genau dasselbe Foto ab.
Those nine hideouts of terrorists on which the Indian Army attacked with great fury. # Operation Sindoor 1. Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur (Punjab, Pakistan), Headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed. The planning and training for the Pulwama attack was also done from here 2. Markaz Taiyyaba, Muridke (Punjab, Pakistan), Lashkar-e-Taiba training camp, Launch pad of Jaish-e-Mohammed. Infiltration into India happens from here 3. Sarjal/ Tehra Kalan, Narowal (Punjab, Pakistan), Launch pad of Jaish-e-Mohammed. Preparations for infiltration in India started from here 4. Mehmoona Zoya Facility, Sialkot (Punjab, Pakistan) Operational site of Hizbul Mujahideen. Preparations are made here for infiltration 5. Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala (Bhimber, Pojk) Lashkar-e-Taiba's infiltration centre. Infiltration from here in the Poonch-Rajouri-Reasi sector 6. Markaz Abbas, Kotli (PoJK) Jaish-e-Mohammed Center 7.Maskar Raheel Shahid, Kotli (Pojk) Launch pad of Hizbul Mujahideen 8. Shawai Nallah Camp, Muzaffarabad (Pojk) Lashkar-e-Taiba recruitment centre 9. Markaz Syedna Bilal, Muzaffarabad (Pojk), Jaish-e-Mohammed's headquarters in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, located in the Red Fort area of Muzaffarabad
Publisher’s rating: false
Research from related reporting says Indian forces struck nine militant facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on May 7, 2025, after the Pahalgam attack. It identifies infrastructure associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen, but the supplied excerpt does not verify the claim’s individual site names or descriptions.
Dieses Video zeigt angeblich, wie Pakistan ein indisches Kampfflugzeug abschießt.
Publisher’s rating: DW Faktencheck: Fake Kommentatoren des X-Posts wiesen schnell darauf hin, dass diese Szene aus einem Videospiel stammt, höchstwahrscheinlich aus demselben wie dieses Video. Im Vergleich zu anderen nächtlichen Aufnahmen ist diese auffallend gut ausgeleuchtet und wirkt nicht nur dadurch künstlich. Wenn man es sich Bild für Bild ansieht, ist das unnatürlich pixelige Leuchten der abgefeuerten Raketen ein eindeutiges Indiz. Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass ein Videospiel verwendet wurde, um angeblich einen echten Konflikt zu zeigen.
காஷ்மீர் பகல்ஹாம் சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகளை சுட்டுகொலை செய்த தீவிரவாதி, பாஜக நிர்வாகி. ஜம்மு காஷ்மீர் ரியாசி மாவட்டத்தில் பிடிபட்டார். ஏ.கே.47 துப்பாக்கியுடன் பிடிபட்ட பயங்கரவாதி உள்துறை அமைச்சர் அமித்ஷாவுடன் இருக்கும் புகைப்படம் வைரலாகி வருகிறது. காந்தியை கொலை செய்த கூட்டம் இந்திய மக்களை கொலை செய்கிறது. பாஜக அரசே பதவி விலகு!
Publisher’s rating: mislading
Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar has been removed from his position as head of the Northern Command following the Pahalgam Terrorist attacks in April 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says Kumar was not removed after the Pahalgam attack; he retired as scheduled, with the retirement date set before the attack. It reports that he relinquished command on 30 April 2025, and that Lt Gen Pratik Sharma assumed command on 1 May 2025.
Claim: This commentator, who is presumably pro-Pakistan, claims to be posting about French-made Rafale fighters, used by the Indian Air Force, shot down during last night's strike on Pakistan, near Bahawalpur.
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False. The picture attached to the post does show a French-designed aircraft. However, it is not a Rafale fighter but a Mirage 5. This type of assault jet was retrofitted for the Pakistan Air Force so that it could carry and deliver nuclear weapons. According to India TV, Dawn and The Economic Times, the wreck shown on this particular post had been of a plane on a training mission in Punjab in southeastern Pakistan three weeks ago. Both pilots survived with minor injuries after ejecting themselves and escaping the crash near Multan. The historic region of Punjab was partitioned in the middle of last century when the modern states of India, Pakistan, and, several decades later, Bangladesh emerged, following the subcontinent's independence from the British Empire. Therefore, there are two Punjab areas, one as a province in Pakistan, and the other as a state in India.
Claim: This X post with more than 2 million views, reads: "Pakistanis shot down 1 Rafale & 1 Su-30 near Akhnur! And destroyed our brigade HQ". It was published on an X account whose owner refers to the Indian government as "the Modi regime," and claims to be a "proud Indian" who values "truth over propaganda" in his account description.
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False. In this case, the account is spreading misinformation, as two of the pictures attached to his posts are not related to the Indian strikes on Pakistan last night. The top-right image does depict a Russian-built MiG-29 of the Indian Air Force (IAF), one of which Pakistan claims to have shot down last night. But the newspaper DNA India and other media outlets published the same photo as early as September 2024. According to these sources, the fighter jet had crashed in uninhabited territory in the Indian state of Rajasthan during a routine flight, causing no other damage than to the plane itself. The pilot reportedly ejected himself to safety. The picture on the left also shows an IAF aircraft, but just like in the previous two images, it was not used in the strikes on Pakistan. The news channel Times Now reported over n a month ago that a British-French Jaguar fighter jet had crashed in the northern Indian state of Gujarat, showing this very same image.
Claim: These videos allegedly show Indian missiles raining down on Pakistan and the aftermath of the bombing on the ground. The first video tagged with the hashtag "Operation Sindoor" — the name given to the strikes by the Indian defense ministry — had been viewed 5 million times by the time of publishing.
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False. These videos don't show the current conflict and are taken out of context. A reverse image search with a video still from the first video showing missiles in the night sky takes us the same video that was first published over seven months ago. It shows Iranian missiles hitting Israel. What looks like an insert showing the location seen in the right-hand corner of the footage is actually the logo of the state-owned Indian news channel DD India, which published the video on October 1, 2024. The second video that allegedly shows the impact on the ground in Pakistan was first posted three weeks ago with the hashtag "Gaza." In the video, chaotic scenes show adults and children running for safety, covered in dust and carrying injured people. Children can be heard screaming, and people are speaking Arabic, which is not a common language in Pakistan.
مقطع يُظهر إسقاط باكستان لمقاتلات حربية هندية
Publisher’s rating: مش حقيقي
The review reports that the video circulating as footage of Pakistan shooting down Indian fighter jets was traced to an earlier upload and depicts a military simulation game, not a real event. It also notes that Pakistan’s information minister announced the downing of Indian aircraft without providing visual evidence.
Visuals show Pakistan’s retaliatory attack on India following ‘Operation Sindoor’, conducted on 07 May 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY found that the visuals do not show Pakistan’s retaliation after Operation Sindoor; the examined photos and videos were either old or unrelated to the conflict. For example, the video presented as a missile attack was from the 2020 Beirut explosion, and footage said to show an attack on Srinagar airbase depicted 2024 clashes in Pakistan.
“Estamos en el número 17 del índice terrorista a nivel global”: #Falso
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Claim: This video allegedly shows how Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter jet.
Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: Fake. Users online were quick to point out that this scene is from a video game, most likely from this one. Compared to other night-time footage, the video is suspiciously well-lit and has an artificial feel to it. Going through the video frame by frame, the unnaturally pixelated lights are a hint that the video is artificial. It's not the first time that video game footage has been used in conflicts. DW Fact check has reported on other cases in the past.
Visuals of the Indian armed forces attacking Pakistan during Operation Sindoor on 07 May 2025.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY says the viral visuals shared as showing India’s 07 May 2025 attacks during Operation Sindoor are outdated or unrelated to the operation. It identifies examples including footage of an Israeli attack in Gaza from 2023, Iranian missile strikes in 2024, and video-game simulations.
07 మే 2025న పాకిస్తాన్పై భారతదేశం నిర్వహించిన ‘ఆపరేషన్ సింధూర్’కు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
पाकिस्तान के एयरबेस पर हुई एयर स्ट्राइक का वीडियो
Publisher’s rating: भ्रामक
The video shared as showing an Indian strike on Pakistan depicts Iranian missiles targeting Israel’s Nevatim airbase, not a strike on Pakistan. The review says the footage was posted by DD India on October 2, 2024, and concludes that it was misleadingly linked to India and Pakistan.
