On Thursday, the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check team dismissed two false claims coming from Pakistan, continuing a pattern of misinformation that began after India carried out targeted strikes during ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Wednesday. One widely circulated video, shared by Pakistani social media users, wrongly claimed that an Indian military base in Amritsar had been hit. However, the footage showed a wildfire from 2024 and had nothing to do with the military. PIB urged people not to spread such false content and to rely only on official Indian government channels for accurate information. 

“Pakistan-based handles are spreading old videos falsely alleging strikes on a military base in Amritsar,” PIB posted on X. “The video being shared is from a wildfire from 2024. Avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information.”

Earlier on Thursday, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) dismissed a false claim that Pakistani forces had intercepted an Indian drone in Gujranwala, pointing out that the claim was based on outdated visuals.

These incidents are part of a broader misinformation campaign being run against India. 

Fact Check 1 is about the false claim about a drone in Gujranwala. Pakistani social media accounts falsely claimed that their army had intercepted an Indian drone in Gujranwala. However, PIB clarified that the circulated image was old and unrelated to current events.

Fact Check 2 is about a fake video of the Amritsar attack. A video shared online suggesting that a Pakistani strike hit a military base in Amritsar turned out to be misleading. PIB confirmed that the footage was actually of a wildfire from 2024 and had nothing to do with any military action.

Fact Check 3 is about a misleading white flag video. A video from 2019 showing the Pakistan Army lifting a white flag to retrieve bodies of its soldiers was wrongly shared to claim that the Indian Army had surrendered at the Line of Control.

Fact Check 4 is about the incorrect claim about the fighter jet. A viral video claiming Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter jet was also debunked. PIB confirmed it was a clip from a February 2025 IAF training accident involving a Mirage 2000 near Gwalior, not a combat incident.

Fact-check 5 is about a widely shared WhatsApp message that claimed that ATMS across India would be shut down for two to three days. However, PIB has debunked this as false, confirming that ATMs are operating as usual and no authority has issued such a directive.

Fact-check 6 is about social media posts that shared an old image claiming there were multiple explosions at the Jammu Air Force Base. This claim is misleading; there has been no such incident, and the image used is unrelated to the current situation.

Fact-check 7 is about a viral video that alleged that Gujarat’s Hazira Port had been attacked. This is untrue. The footage shows an oil tanker explosion that occurred in July 2021 and has nothing to do with current events.

Fact-check 8 is about a video claiming to show a drone strike in Jalandhar that has been circulating online. PIB clarified that the video actually shows a fire on farmland. The image shared along with the video is from the Kabul Airport explosion in August 2021, not from Jalandhar.

Fact-check 9 is about the Indian Army post that was not destroyed. Some Pakistani social media users circulated a video claiming that their army had taken out an Indian military post. This was proven false. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) clarified that the footage was staged and fake. It also noted that the Indian Army has no unit named the “20 Raj Battalion,” which the video referenced.

Fact-check 10 is about a fake missile strike by Pakistan. A video doing the rounds online alleged that Pakistan had fired a missile at India. However, PIB verified that the clip was actually from the 2020 Beirut explosion and had nothing to do with any conflict involving India and Pakistan.

Fact-check 11 is about Indian airports not shutting down. Claims on social media suggested that airports across India had been closed to the public. PIB dismissed this as untrue, confirming that the government had issued no such order.

After India carried out missile strikes targeting terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor', Pakistan responded with a wave of online misinformation. According to an ET report, social media was flooded with fake stories and old photos shared by pro-Pakistan influencers and state-linked accounts. These posts falsely claimed that Indian Rafale jets had been shot down, brigade headquarters destroyed, and Indian forces had surrendered.

One viral image, claimed to show a Rafale crash near Bahawalpur, was actually a photo from a 2021 MiG-21 crash in Punjab. Other misleading posts reused visuals from past MiG-29 crashes or unrelated riots, falsely labelling them as Indian airbases under attack. Pakistani ministers, including Attaullah Tarar and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, shared these unverified claims. Asif later took back his statement after no proof surfaced to back it up.