“The video shows Rafale fighter jets shot down by the Pakistan Army in the Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LoC).”
What FACTLY found
The viral video does not show Rafale fighter jets shot down by the Pakistan Army in the Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LoC). It shows a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet that crashed in Shirasgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, in June 2024, during a training sortie. Both pilots ejected safely. Additionally, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that the video is fake.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 April 2025. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/salimhossain.info/posts/pfbid02Rt7HTQhvVpBAMg6jiSJHd54VnNT8U3wJr…
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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.