Photos From Old IAF Crashes Peddled As Indian Rafales Shot Down By Pakistan

Claim: Images of plane wreckage show two Indian Rafale jets shot down by the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) in a counter-strike to India’s Operation Sindoor.

Fact: The photos date back to two separate incidents involving IAF jets— a MiG-21 and a MiG-29—that crashed in Punjab and Rajasthan in 2021 and 2024, respectively.