“The video shows Lt Gen Rahul R Singh admitting India lost two S-400 systems during the May 2025 military escalation with Pakistan.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video of Lt Gen Rahul R Singh admitting India lost two S-400 systems during the May 2025 military escalation with Pakistan is digitally altered. In the original video from a FICCI event on 04 July 2025, Lt Gen Singh did not mention any loss of S-400 systems or negotiations with Russia. A PIB Fact Check X post from 10 May 2025 also confirms this.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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