The claim
Visuals show Pakistan’s retaliatory attack on India following ‘Operation Sindoor’, conducted on 07 May 2025.
Original review summary
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.[S1]
Additional context
The review identifies one aircraft-crash photo as an Indian MiG-21 crash in Punjab on 20 May 2021, and another as a MiG-29 crash in Rajasthan on 02 September 2024. [S1]
The video claimed to show a Rafale shot down near Bahawalpur instead showed a Pakistani Mirage 5 that crashed near Ratta Tibba, Vehari, on 15 April 2025; both pilots ejected safely. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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