Reality Test: No, Pakistan didn’t intercept Indian drone in Gujranwala, viral picture from Ukraine battle


India TV Reality Test: The Pakistani facet has jumped right into a misinformation battle towards India following India’s precision missile strikes concentrating on 9 terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) underneath Operation Sindoor.

New Delhi:

Pakistan has escalated a misinformation marketing campaign towards India within the wake of India’s precision missile strikes on 9 terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) underneath Operation Sindoor. As a part of this disinformation effort, Pakistan is falsely asserting that it intercepted an Indian UAV (drone).

Notably, the Indian armed forces on Wednesday launched missile assaults on terror camps positioned in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), eliminating at the least 100 terrorists.  

What false claims is Pakistan spreading?

Pakistani social media customers are sharing a video and picture of a drone crash with claims that Pak Military has not intercepted UAV drone in Gujranwala which fell close to Dinga Village Jhand Peer, District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. 

An consumer shared the picture and video with caption, “Breaking Information: Pak Military has efficiently intercepted an UAV drone in Gujranwala which fell close to Dinga Village Jhand Peer, District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.”

(Picture Supply : SCREENSHOT )That is going viral

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The lies being unfold by Pakistan have been totally debunked. A fact-check unit of the Press Data Bureau (PIB) clarified on social media that the declare Pakistan-based handles are sharing an outdated picture claiming that the Pakistan Military has intercepted a UAV drone that fell in Gujranwala, Pakistan.

The picture being circulated on social media by Pakistani handles, claiming to point out the downed Indian drone in Gujranwala, is definitely from the Ukraine-Russia battle in 2022. The PIB traced the picture to a ‘Newsweek’ article titled “Iranian-Linked Drones Downed as Russia Ramps Up Air Assaults: Ukraine.” The identical picture is utilized in that report, exposing Pakistan’s try and cross off unrelated visuals as proof of their fabricated declare.

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(Picture Supply : SCREENSHOT )PIB debunks viral declare

In an X publish, PIB stated, “Did this Indian drone actually get intercepted in Pakistan? Pakistan-based handles are sharing an outdated picture claiming that the Pakistan Military has intercepted a UAV drone that fell in Gujranwala, Pakistan.”

“The picture being circulated is from the Ukraine-Russia battle in 2022. Here’s a information report from 2022: https://newsweek.com/iranian-linked-drones-downed-russia-ramps-air-attacks-ukraine-1745566”.

Faux video claiming Pakistani strike on Amritsar army base

The Reality Test unit of the PIB debunked one other fabricated narrative by the Pakistan facet of conducting strikes on a army base in Amritsar, Punjab, asserting that the narrative was false and deceptive.

The publish shared by a Pakistani consumer named Shamil Jawani (@ShamilJawani1) alleged “quite a few casualties” and “a number of critically injured” on the Amritsar base, utilizing hashtags like #IndiaPakistanWar, #OperationSindoor, and #Pakistan.

The PIB Reality Test stamped the video as “FAKE” and issued a warning towards the unfold of unverified info, labelling it a “Pakistan Propaganda Alert”. 

It clarified that the video accompanying the declare is an outdated clip from a 2024 wildfire, unrelated to any army operation or strike. “Pakistan-based handles are spreading outdated movies falsely alleging strikes on a army base in Amritsar. #PIBFactCheck: The video being shared is from a wildfire from 2024. Keep away from sharing unverified info and rely solely on official sources from the Authorities of India for correct info,” the PIB said in its publish.

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