Old IAF aircraft crash video shared with false claims in India-Pakistan war, here to know the truth
India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting several terrorist base camps in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and accurately hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting at least nine terrorist bases in LOC and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) to avenge the deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, with 26 people killed. Now, videos of the Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft crash have surfaced online in the India-Pakistan War, linking it to the current situation in India-Pakistan.
Fact check
The claim in the viral video is wrong. The News Information Bureau’s fact-checking unit debunks social media misinformation. It refuted the claim through the IAF plane crash, saying the video was old. This video shows the IAF’s Jaguar. However, this is due to a crash during routine training in March 2025. The government node agency PIB also shared a news article to justify its claims.
Check out PIB tweets here:
Old IAF aircraft crash video shared in error context
In the context of the current situation in India-Pakistan, videos of the IAF plane crash were mistakenly shared.pibfactcheck
The video shows an IAF Jaguar that crashed in Ambarra during regular training… pic.twitter.com/mot186mpjx
– PIB fact check (@pibfactcheck) May 10, 2025
In addition to an overnight attack on Pakistani drones, India carried out precise attacks on six Pakistani air bases of Rafiki, Sukr, Murid, Chunia, Chaklala and Rahim Yar Khan. The official said Pakistan’s military facilities, such as the radar site in Pasruer and the Silkot Aviation Base. Defense experts say the Chaklala air base in Rawalpindi is considered one of Pakistan’s most sensitive because it is only 10 kilometers from Islamabad. Basic processing of VIP and PAF operations.
