“Pictures of Indian Air Force pilots shared with changed names claiming that they participated in the Indian airstrike in Pakistan. However, the fact is that they are not addressed with their real names in the viral claims. But the Indian government has not released any details of the operation.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Feb 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisReal photos, false names
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 February 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “Real photos, false names”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by BBC Hindi. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.