“The video shows an Indian fighter jet on fire that was shot down by Pakistan on 7 May 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 May 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The viral clip is AI-generated, it is not from a real incident.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/9477171515739556
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.