“Photos of an Indian Air Force (IAF) jet shot down by Nepal”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The posted photos are old. While one photo is related to Libya, the other one shows IAF’s Mirage-2000 fighter which crashed in Bengaluru in 2019. Also, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) – India has clarified that the post is fake
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2020. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/PDC.PK/photos/a.521226598628697/784764502274904/?type=3&theater
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