FACT CHECK: No, DG ISPR did not admit loss of JF-17 jets

Indian accounts share deepfake video on social media


Zeeshan Ahmad May 08, 2025
FACT CHECK: No, DG ISPR did not admit loss of JF-17 jets

Following a Thursday news conference by DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif, several Indian social media accounts began circulating a deepfake video of him ‘admitting’ the loss of two Pakistan Air Force JF-17 fighter jets to Indian air defences.

The doctored video appears to splice real footage from the news conference with fabricated content. A crowd shot is used to mask the transition point between the deepfake segment and the genuine portion of the briefing. Additionally, there is a noticeable audio jump where the edit occurs — further evidence of tampering.

Lt Gen Sharif made no such admission during his briefing. Instead, he stated that Pakistan had successfully shot down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones launched by India over multiple cities across the country.

Later in the day, in a joint news conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Lt Gen Sharif dismissed Indian media claims of missile strikes on 15 locations inside India. He labelled the reports as “false, baseless, and politically motivated,” adding that any response from Pakistan would be “visible, loud, and undeniable”— clearly evident to the world without requiring confirmation from Indian sources.

 

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