“Visuals showing Indian soldier taking down an opponent’s jet through a missile strike”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jul 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
These are not real visuals but are extracted from a gaming video titled ‘Battlefield 2042’. The visuals are released on the official YouTube channel of the game and are available since June 2021. Further, there are no reports of Indian army involving in any such arial combats lately
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 July 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 July 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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