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Fact Check

Fact-Check: Debunking Misinformation on ‘Operation Sindoor’

Stay updated with all the fact-checks published by BOOM on ‘Operation Sindoor’, and get informed on the misinformation surrounding the 2025 Indo-Pak conflict.

By -  BOOM Team |

15 May 2025 4:39 PM IST

2025-05-21 09:31 GMT

Operation Sindoor: 2008 Photo Shared As IAF Pilot’s Last Rites

Claim: Photo shows final rites of IAF Squadron Leader Rohit Kataria who lost his life on May 7, 2025, during Operation Sindoor.


Fact: The photograph was taken on April 16, 2008. It shows the cremation of 15 girls who lost their lives in a bus accident in Gujarat while on their way to school.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-21 09:28 GMT

Pakistan Army Falsely Claims No Civilians Targetted; Uses Clipped, Edited Videos

Claim: Pakistan’s military, through a press briefing, claims that only military bases in India were targeted during Operation Sindoor.

Fact: BOOM found that the Pakistan Army’s ISPR briefing omitted key parts of Indian defense spokesperson Vyomika Singh’s statement.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-21 09:21 GMT

Viral Image Showing The Destruction Of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Is AI Generated

Claim:  A viral image claims that Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was destroyed by India during Operation Sindoor.

Fact: BOOM ran the viral image on AI detector tools and found that it is fabricated

Read the fact-check here. 

2025-05-21 04:19 GMT

Mock Drill Videos Falsely Viral As Police Crackdown On Terrorists

Claim: Police is cracking down on terrorists in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Fact: Both Maharashtra and Uttarakhand Police confirmed to BOOM that the videos show mock drills organised by security officials.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-21 04:18 GMT

Viral Photo Claiming Pakistan's ISI Hacked Indian Army's Conference Link is False

Claim: A viral collage of images showing a meeting of the Indian Army, with a false claim that Pakistan’s ISI hacked into the conference link.


Fact: An Indian Army spokesperson confirmed to BOOM that the viral claim is false, the photos were uploaded by the Army itself.

Read the fact-check here.


2025-05-21 04:16 GMT

Video Of Police Thrashing Gangsters Viral With False Pak Zindabad Claim

Claim: Video shows Bhopal police thrashing and parading individuals for shouting the 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan.


Fact: BOOM reached out to Bhopal police who denied the claim. The arrested gangster and his aides were publicly paraded for their criminal activities.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-21 04:13 GMT

Fake Letter Claims Radiation Leak In Pakistan

Claim: Viral photo shows a letter issued by the Pakistan government on a radiation leak at an industrial site in northern Pakistan on May 11, 2025.


Fact: BOOM found the viral letter is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors, along with inconsistent formatting, clear signs that it is fake.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-20 10:26 GMT

Viral Post Poetically Describing Pakistan's Victory Is Not By The Telegraph UK

Claim: A viral claim on China manufactured fighter jets aiding Pakistan in the armed conflict against India is being shared as written by a journalist at the The Telegraph , UK.

Fact: While the headline and the sub-head of the article remain unchanged, BOOM found that the entire claim is fabricated.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-20 10:12 GMT

Video Of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi Declaring Her Religion Is A Deepfake

Claim: In a viral video, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi can be heard saying, "I am Muslim, but not Pakistani. I'm a Muslim, but not a terrorist."

Fact: BOOM found that the viral video of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi is AI-generated.

Read the fact-check here.

2025-05-20 10:10 GMT

Fake CNN Graphic Claims India Suffered Higher Military Losses Than Pakistan

Claim: The graphic published by CNN shows that India suffered more military damages than Pakistan.


Fact: A CNN spokesperson confirmed to BOOM that the viral graphic was not by the news outlet.

 Read the fact-check here.


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