The fact check unit of the Press information bureau on Thursday flagged a social media post that falsely implied, based on External Affairs Minister DR S Jaishankar’s statement that India had informed Pakistan before the start of Operation Sindoor.
The fact check unit put out a tweet on X, “The social media post falsely implies from External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar’s statement that India informed Pakistan before the start of #OperationSindoor.”
The social media post falsely implies from External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar's statement that India informed Pakistan before the start of #OperationSindoor#PIBFactCheck:
▶️ EAM is being misquoted and he has not made this statement
▶️ Remain vigilant and avoid falling… pic.twitter.com/ox3QECwPrg---Advertisement---— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 15, 2025
Earlier, The fact check unit alerted about a fake letter purportedly addressed by the Defence Minister of India, to General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, being shared on social media.
#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 15, 2025
A #FAKE letter purportedly addressed by Defence Minister of India, @rajnathsingh, to General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command is being shared on social media.
✅ It is being spread by Pakistani accounts as False Propaganda aimed at spreading… pic.twitter.com/u8TCH21hIx
The fact-check unit exposed another social media claim on Thursday, spreading a false narrative on Indian casualties in Operation Sindoor.
Several Pakistan-based accounts circulated images on social media claiming that they show the last rites of an Indian Air Force Rafale pilot who allegedly died on May 7.
However, the PIB fact-checking unit debunked this claim as “completely false” and clarified that the image is actually from 2008 and bears no relation to the claim.
“An old image is going viral on social media, with many Pakistan-based accounts claiming that it shows the last rites of a Rafale pilot of the #IndianAirForce who died on 7 May 2025. This claim is completely fake. The image is actually from 2008 and unrelated to the current context,” PIB fact-checking unit wrote on X.
An old image is going viral on social media, with many Pakistan-based accounts claiming that it shows the last rites of a Rafale pilot of the #IndianAirForce who died on 7 May 2025.#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 14, 2025
❌ This claim is completely fake.
✅ The image is actually from 2008 and… pic.twitter.com/bud4awxcRP
