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.
A video has surfaced featuring Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), claiming that two PAF JF-17 jets were downed by India. However, it appears to have been altered using AI.
What’s even more concerning is that… pic.twitter.com/MwRFQNon7nThe 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.