{"id":48728,"date":"2025-05-08T00:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T04:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/image-shows-indian-plane-crash-in-2024-not-jet-downed-by-pakistan\/08\/05\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T00:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T04:45:14","slug":"image-shows-indian-plane-crash-in-2024-not-jet-downed-by-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/image-shows-indian-plane-crash-in-2024-not-jet-downed-by-pakistan\/08\/05\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Image shows Indian plane crash in 2024, not &#8216;jet downed by Pakistan&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Pakistan said it had shot down<\/span> five Indian jets on May 7, 2025 during the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades, but an image of the burning wreckage of an aircraft widely shared online predates the current crisis. The picture previously circulated in news reports from September 2024 about a fighter jet that India&#8217;s air force said had crashed due to a technical issue.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Pakistani media reveals two Indian planes shot down by Pakistan,&#8221; reads a Thai-language\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/01baaa94-49cf-46e5-82c4-24282ad98b47\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> shared on May 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post includes an image of a crashed jet engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken May 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">India and Pakistan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international-news\/20250507-pakistan-warns-will-avenge-deaths-from-indian-strikes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:exchanged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">exchanged<\/a> heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250508024326\/https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international-news\/20250507-pakistan-warns-will-avenge-deaths-from-indian-strikes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least 43 deaths have been reported, with Islamabad saying 31 civilians were killed by the Indian strikes and firing along the border, and New Delhi adding at least 12 dead from Pakistani shelling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The escalation in violence came a fortnight after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing a deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir &#8212; a charge Pakistan denies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pakistan&#8217;s military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said five Indian jets had been shot down across the border.\u00a0An Indian senior security source, who asked not to be named, said three of its fighter jets had crashed on home territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The image was also shared in similar posts written in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/063e5daf-61d2-4d3c-b331-8dfaa452f6b4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thai;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Thai<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/PBH3-MBHF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:English;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">English<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/9WMJ-CNF5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengali;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengali<\/a> and appeared in several <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7RZJ-KVZJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reports<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/H4CH-DMGM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:local;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">local<\/a> media in <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CS7F-H6DR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pakistan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0as well as the US-based <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/4A9Q-SK4R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Muslim Network TV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Muslim Network TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> led AFP to a corresponding clip embedded in an article posted by Indian news outlet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/air-force-mig-29-aircraft-crashes-rajasthan-barmer-pilot-safe-2592509-2024-09-02\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:India Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">India Today<\/a> on September 2, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CTA8-252R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the article, the jet crashed in the Barmer district of Rajasthan state during a routine night training mission.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared image (left) and the clip in the India Today article (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Dkdh440mjuT8QJx4FeV3yw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQ5OA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/f96ecc8c5a36e7a2f83b8c67d5a021fb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared image (left) and the clip in the India Today article (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A report from Indian broadcaster\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mig-29-fighter-jet-crashes-in-rajasthan-pilot-safe-6476114\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NDTV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NDTV<\/a> about the incident also featured similar visuals of the burning aircraft (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Y3SU-5JYT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;During a routine night training mission in Barmer sector, an IAF MiG-29 encountered a critical technical snag, forcing the pilot to eject,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAF_MCC\/status\/1830656908946288647\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indian Air Force;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indian Air Force<\/a> wrote on X the following day (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/E34N-TLSD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The pilot is safe and no loss of life or property was reported. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has debunked other misinformation following the attack in Kashmir\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.446N49E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.449H8NP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.43ZX3T2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/image-shows-indian-plane-crash-035446109.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian jets on May 7, 2025 during the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/image-shows-indian-plane-crash-in-2024-not-jet-downed-by-pakistan\/08\/05\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/b819d3b1b29457b4f25c6fc94bf0c76b","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}