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More unrelated clips go viral as ‘state of Karachi’ after Operation Sindoor

Shinjinee Majumder10th May 2025

Even as as tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following military strikes between the two countries, unverified images and videos claiming to be related to the conflict have flooded social…

Zee, TV9, Lokmat, Amar Ujala, others use naval drill image from 2023 to show INS Vikrant struck Karachi port

Oishani Bhattacharya10th May 2025

An image of a naval vessel with a flame in the background is being widely used by media outlets to suggest that the Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant struck the Karachi…

Old video of fire near Shah Faisal mosque shared as Indian drone strike in Islamabad amid escalating tensions

Kinjal10th May 2025

Same video shared as Pak attack in Amritsar and Indian strike in Sialkot. In reality, it shows neither

Abhishek Kumar10th May 202510th May 2025

His name was Qari Mohammad Iqbal. He was not a terrorist.

Shinjinee Majumder9th May 202510th May 2025

On the morning of May 7, the death of Qari Mohammad Iqbal became the focal point of news segments across media channels. He was labelled a “most-wanted terrorist” and a…

Viral video of injured Pakistan pilot has nothing to do with current India-Pak conflict, Operation Sindoor

Oishani Bhattacharya9th May 2025

As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate, unverified visuals of military action by forces of both countries are being widely circulated on social media. One such clip shows an injured…

Video of cylinder-laden truck exploding in Dharavi, Mumbai, viral as Indian missile attack in Sialkot

Kinjal9th May 2025

After India launched Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), several unverified videos and images claiming to be related to the conflict went viral on social…

ABP Ananda shows Philadelphia plane crash scene as aftermath of INS Vikrant strike in Karachi

Oishani Bhattacharya9th May 20259th May 2025

As the conflict between India and Pakistan escalated rapidly on May 8, a 37-second-long clip went viral on social media, claiming to show the situation in Pakistan after the Indian…

April video of Pakistani aircraft crash shared with false claims that Pak took down Indian Rafale jet

Prantik Ali8th May 20259th May 2025

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after the Indian armed forces launched a military strike on May 7, a 17-second long video showing a group of people surrounding the…

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More false claims about ‘Karachi port destroyed’: Photo of Israeli airstrike on Rafah viral

‘People from your faith kill others. Don’t come to me again,’ Kolkata doctor told pregnant Muslim woman