“The viral video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi admitting that Pakistan destroyed Indian Rafale jets during the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Feb 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video is digitally manipulated using AI. The original speech delivered by PM Modi during the joint press meet with French President Emmanuel Macron contains no such remarks. The PIB Fact Check unit has also clarified that the video is a deepfake.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 February 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2026, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DU4h3mPAeTq/
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