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“The viral videos show commandos shooting dead one terrorist and capturing another at Powai in Mumbai.”
FACTLY says: The video is actually from a mock drill conducted by Mumbai Police at Chandivali on 13 May 2025. It is unrelated to any real terrorist incident.
“The video shows a man replacing a poster with the phrase ‘I Told Modi’ over another that says ‘Tell Modi’, suggesting a political or military message related to recent tensions between India and Pakistan.”
FACTLY says: The viral video is digitally altered. The original video, posted by Marvel Studios on 05 May 2025, features actor Sebastian Stan replacing Thunderbolts film posters with ones for The New Avengers as part of a promotiona…
“The video shows Indian Army Colonel Sofia Qureshi stating that she is a Muslim but not a terrorist, adding that terrorism has no religion.”
FACTLY says: The viral video is AI-generated. Colonel Sofia Qureshi did not make this statement. The video was flagged as fake by AI detection tools.
“The viral video shows a Pakistani terrorist was arrested at Faridabad Metro Station.”
FACTLY says: The video shows a CISF mock drill conducted at Faridabad Metro Station in June 2022, as confirmed by Faridabad Police. It has no connection to any recent India-Pakistan tensions.
“Video shows Colonel Sofiya Qureshi of the Indian army admitting that IAF pilot Shivangi Singh was captured by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.”
FACTLY says: This viral video, which claims to show Colonel Sofiya Qureshi admitting that IAF pilot Shivangi Singh was captured by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, is a deepfake. The original video shows Colonel Sofiya Qureshi bri…
“Indian Army on the Jaisalmer Border”
“post on X (formerly Twitter) with an image purportedly of an Israeli airstrike on the Yemeni city of Hodeidah in May 2025”
“The video shows an Indian Army soldier crying before heading to the border during the ongoing India-Pakistan war.”
FACTLY says: The video was originally shared on 27 April 2025, well before India launched Operation Sindoor on 07 May 2025. It features students from a private defence coaching academy in Indore celebrating their selection into the …
“The visuals show that Indian pilot Shivangi Singh has been captured in Pakistan amid the ongoing military tensions between India and Pakistan.”
FACTLY says: The viral videos and photos are not linked to the recent India–Pakistan clashes. They are either old or unrelated. Additionally, on 11 May 2025, Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed in a press briefing that all pilots involv…
“BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) has issued a warning to Pakistan and China. It seems that Balochistan is going to be separated from Pakistan and become a new country.”
“Indian Army hoists white flags as they carry the bodies of their dead soldiers across the Line of Control”
“Operation Sindoor. Royal Salute to the Indian Army”
“Visuals show Israel wildfires”
“Happy Diwali, Pakistan Indian army! Jai Hind #OperationSindoor”
“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.”
FACTLY says: Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar was not removed from his post following the Pahalgam incident. He retired from service on 30 April 2025 as scheduled, and his retirement had no connection to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam…
“Video of China conducting military exercises in the Himalayas after the Pahalgam terror attack”
FACTLY says: This video has been available on the internet even before the terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025. According to news reports published by Chinese media outlets, this video shows a ‘combat shooting assessment’ con…
“This video shows the Balochistan Liberation Army’s suicide bomb attack in Lasa Bela that killed 40 Pakistani soldiers after the Pahalgam terror attack.”
FACTLY says: The video actually shows visuals from the Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in November 2024. However, 10 Pakistani soldiers were allegedly killed in an attack carried out by the BLA on a Pakistani army co…