After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan Spreads Fake News: What You Need to Know
After India carried out Operation Sindoor to hit terror camps in Pakistan and PoK, fake news started spreading on social media. Many Pakistani accounts made false claims without any proof, which were later fact-checked and found to be misleading.
Right after India’s missile strikes under Operation Sindoor, many Pakistani media outlets and social media users shared false news. These posts falsely claimed that Pakistan had attacked multiple sites in India. Also Read: Operation Sindoor: Indian Forces Strike Terror Camps in PoK and Pakistan
No Evidence to Support Pakistan’s Retaliation Claims
Some posts said the Pakistan Air Force bombed the Srinagar airbase and destroyed an Indian Army HQ. But these claims had no proof. No satellite or visual evidence was provided.Old and Edited Videos Used to Mislead
The videos shared were old and unrelated. One video was from a 2024 clash in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, not from India. India’s Press Information Bureau confirmed these were fake.In a video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles, it is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase#PIBFactCheck ❌ The video shared is old and NOT from India. ✅The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in… pic.twitter.com/vPmMq4IWdE
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