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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Old plane crash video falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict
"Pakistanis rescuing a pilot from an Indian aircraft shot down by a Pakistani military attack," reads part of a Sinhala-language Facebook post shared May 7, 2025. The post includes a reel whose caption says in Urdu: "Take this, Your father Pakistan has destroyed seven Indian planes. A video of shooting down of one plane has surfaced". The video shows a plane engulfed in flames and people tending to someone dressed in military fatigues. An AFP reporter confirmed the people in the video are speaking in Hindi with a rural accent. India launched air strikes on what it called "terrorist camps" in Pakistan on May 7, triggering an immediate response from Islamabad (archived link). The fighting was touched off by an attack last month in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindu men, which New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Pakistan denies any involvement in the attack. Pakistan claimed it downed five Indian warplanes, including three French-made Rafale fighter jets, although New Delhi has not confirmed any losses (archived link). The clashes, the worst between the neighbours in decades, were brought to a halt by a ceasefire announced May 10. Similar claims spread elsewhere on Facebook alongside the same video. But the footage predates the violence. A reverse image search and subsequent keyword searches on Google found a Facebook reel published February 7 on the verified Facebook account of Indian media outlet Aaj Tak (archived link). "Another video has emerged related to the crash of an Indian Air Force fighter aircraft (Mirage-2000) near Bahreta Sani village in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh," part of the Hindi-language caption reads. The footage bears the red logo of Aaj Tak, visible in the top right-hand part of the clip shared on Facebook. Business Today published the same video on February 7 (archived link). Other Indian media organisations, including The Times of India and NDTV, reported that a twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft from the country's air force crashed in the state of Madhya Pradesh on February 6 (archived links here and here). The Indian Air Force said on X that the pilots ejected before the plane crashed due to a system malfunction (archived link). A police officer from Karera -- a municipality in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh -- also confirmed the plane crash to Bhaskar English and said two pilots were on board the jet when it crashed. The Indian news outlet quoted one of the pilots (archived link). AFP has debunked other misinformation stemming from the conflict between India and Pakistan here.
AFP
26-05-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Old plane crash video falsely linked to India-Pakistan conflict
"Pakistanis rescuing a pilot from an Indian aircraft shot down by a Pakistani military attack," reads part of a Sinhala-language Facebook post shared May 7, 2025. The post includes a ys in Urdu: "Take this, Your father Pakistan has destroyed seven Indian planes. A video of shooting down of one plane has surfaced". The video shows a plane engulfed in flames and people tending to someone dressed in military . An AFP reporter confirmed the people in the video are speaking in with a rural accent. Image Screenshot of a Sinhala-language Facebook post captured May 20, 2025 The fighting was touched off by an attack last month in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindu men, which New Delhi blamed on Islamabad. Pakistan denies any involvement in the attack. Pakistan claimed it downed five Indian warplanes, including three French-made Rafale fighter jets, although New Delhi has not confirmed any losses (archived link). The clashes, the worst between the neighbours in decades, were brought to a halt by a ceasefire announced May 10. Similar claims spread elsewhere on Facebook alongside the same video. A reverse image search and subsequent keyword searches on Google found a Facebook reel published 7 on the verified Facebook account of Indian media outlet Aaj Tak (archived link). Image Screenshot comparison of the false Facebook post (L) and the video posted by Aaj Tak The footage bears the red logo of Aaj Tak, visible in the top right-hand part of the clip shared on . Image Screenshot of a Facebook post taken May 20, 2025 Business Today published the same video on February 7 (archived link). Other Indian media organisations, including The Times of India and NDTV, reported that a twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft from the country's air force crashed in the state of Madhya on February 6 (archived links here and here). A police officer from Karera -- a municipality in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh -- also confirmed the plane crash to Bhaskar English and said two pilots were on board the jet when it crashed. The Indian news outlet quoted one of the pilots (archived link). AFP has debunked other misinformation stemming from the conflict between India and Pakistan here.
India Today
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Aamir Khan clarifies after his AI-generated poster as Guru Nanak goes viral
Aamir Khan's team strongly denied the actor's involvement in the viral AI-generated poster that falsely depicted the actor as Guru Nanak Dev. The matter became a point of online chatter after a fake YouTube channel impersonating a popular music company circulated the fabricated content, sparking per Bhaskar English, Pritpal Singh Baliawal filed a complaint with the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee), calling it a 'deliberate conspiracy to provoke the Sikh community and disturb religious harmony.' advertisementAn official statement from Aamir Khan's spokesperson clarified, "The poster showing Aamir Khan as Guru Nanak is completely fake and AI-generated. Aamir Khan has no connection to any such project. He holds the highest respect for Guru Nanak and would never be part of anything disrespectful. Please don't fall for fake news." As per reports, Pritpal Singh Baliawal urged the Punjab Police, Cyber Cell, and national security agencies to trace the IP and MAC addresses of those behind the incident, demanding swift arrests and criminal action. He also called upon Aamir Khan Productions to "immediately publicly condemn this fraud" and clarify their on the work front, Aamir Khan was last seen in 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. He is currently gearing up for 'Sitaare Jameen Par', which is set to release on June Watch
