“The image shows the proof of Indian Air Force conducting an air strike in Balakot in Pakistan.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
War and conflict
1,754 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“The video shows Pakistan army admitting to around 200 casualties in the Balakot strike.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“US and Russia pledged to support Biafran secession from Nigeria”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Blast during bomb test in a Karachi Mosque caused the death of 15 Scientists and injured 10 people.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“An alleged photograph of Rajiv Gandhi was viral on social media that Rajiv Gandhi left country with family while 1971 India-Pakistan War”
BBC Hindi rated this: At the time Indian-Pakistan War Rajiv Gandhi was in India.
“Mumbai based man, Murtaza Ali has recently gained attraction on social media for his claims to donate a heavy sum to the families of the CRPF troops who died in the Pulwama attack. However, he did not asnwer the BBC questions regarding his claims. The PMO also said that they haven't yet recieved any papers of his research or the promised money.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Unconfirmed
“The image of a military uniform belonged to Wing Commander Abhinandan and has been kept at a Pakistani museum as “war trophy.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“An alleged WhatsApp chat is going viral on social media with claims that 292 militants were killed in the Balakot air strike by India. But we found it to be a false message.”
BBC Hindi rated this: False Message
“Photo of ‘cornered’ passengers at Kenya’s main airport during aviation workers strike”
Africa Check rated this: False
“Photos claiming to be that of elite police responding to a strike at JKIA”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Pakistan Army Chief: “Masood Azhar is not dead, he is alive in our hearts”.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“A video is going viral on social media with the claim that the Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is dancing with the Pakistan Army and Air Force. However, the claims with the viral video are false.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Old Video, False Claims
“Fake video of Pakistani army dancing with Wing Commander Abhinandan goes viral”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Several pictures are going viral on social media with the claims that they depict the massive destruction by Indian airstrike in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack However, the shared viral pictures are old and have no connection with either the Pulwama attack or the airstrike in Pakistan.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Old photos, fake claims
“Army jawans dance to popular tunes after Balakot air strike”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Photos of dead bodies of terrorists and building debris due to IAF strike on JeM training camp at Balakot”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Several pictures allegedly showing Indian airstrike in Pakistan as revenge for the Pulwama attack are being widely shared on social media. However, these pictures have no connection with the air strike.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Old photos, false claims
“After the IAF’s air strikes on terrorist camps across LoC, many videos have arisen, claiming to be actual footage.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“An alleged video of India’s reported airstrike in Pakistan is being shown on several Indian news channels, and is also being shared in social media groups. the same video was posted by some Pakistani social media groups in September 2016. Users have claimed that the video was shot in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.”
BBC Hindi rated this: Old Video, False Claim
“Soldiers from the Army or central armed forces are granted martyrs status when killed in line of duty”
The Quint rated this: FALSE