Conflict between nuclear weapons India and Pakistan after deadly attacks in disputed Kashmir Social media users share an old one The clip wrongly claimed it showed the wreckage of Indian fighter jets shot down by Pakistani troops. The video actually shows a fighter crashing in western India after its pilot reported technical obstacles.
“The Pakistani army shot down the Indian Rafale aircraft in LOC (Line of Control) Alhamdulillah (Praise to Allah),” Urdu language title In a video released on April 29, 2025.
this 10-sEcond clips show the wreckage of an airplane burning in the field.
Screenshot of False X Post, taken on April 30, 2025
Relations between nuclear-weapon neighbors plummeted since New Delhi blamed its arch rival Islamabad, attacking an attack, killing 26 men in India-managed Kashmir in April, the deadliest attack on civilians in a quarter of a century (archived link).
Islamabad rejected the charge, and both countries have since exchanged gunfires, diplomatic barbs, deported citizens and ordered the closure of the border.
The video is also Share elsewhere On X, Facebook, Threads, and Tiktok, and similar claims.
However, a reverse image search on Google using keyframes in fake shared clips shows that Indian news media ET is now releasing the same shot on Facebook June 4, 2024 (Archive link).
Its title reads: “Indian Air Force Sukoi fighter crashed in Nashik, Maharashtra today, and both pilots ejected safely before the impact.”
Screenshots compare fake posts (left) with ET Now videos
Indian news media My Country and FirstPost also shared footage of the wreckage from different angles (archived here and here).
The Times of India reported that the plane was tested after the crash of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) (link to archive).
The company confirmed the jet crashed in a statement x (archive link).
The PTI News Agency in India and the Government's News Information Bureau also dismissed the claim as a false report (archived here and here).
AFP debunked other false claims arising from Kashmir attacks here and here.
