FACT CHECK: Did India hoist White Flag at LoC to 'accept defeat'? Pakistan's bizarre misinformation campaign

Taken aback by India's midnight strikes, Pakistani media has embarked on a ridiculous and baseless misinformation campaign, with one major national television channel claiming that India "hoisted White Flag to accept defeat". The website also went ahead to claim that India acknowledged the downing of the fighter jets, which itself was a false claim.

 

A report that appeared on Samaa TV said that a white flag was hoisted at the Chora Complex along the Line of Control. Ironically, there is no digital footprint of any 'Chora Complex' along the border within India. Ironically, Samaa did not have any other information about the "surrender", including reactions from the Pakistani military. 

 

While Samaa also carried a poor resolution image along with the claim, other news media websites also jumped on the bandwagon with similar claims, with one even stating that jubiliations broke out in Pakistan after India surrendered. The website hilariously claimed that "people filled mosques in Pakistan and thanked the almighty for victory and raised slogans in favour of the Pakistan Army".  The report has no mention of where or when the celebrations happened. It doesn't have any accompanying pictures either.  

 

Samaa also carried a report that the Indian side accepted that three jets were downed, which is clearly a false statement. The report added that "the Pakistan Air Force destroyed five Indian aircraft, not just three as admitted by the Indian authorities". The Indian side has not responded to any of Pakistan's claims yet, and so far, no reports of any jet downed have been confirmed.

 

There are also speculations about whether or not Indian fighter jets breached Pakistani airspace to bomb the terror camps. As per the Indian military, the jets did not breach Pakistani airspace, and the forces used Kamikaze drones, also known as loitering munitions, to strike the targets. The weapons typically carry a warhead and strike the target with precision. 

 

Pakistan also acknowledge that the Indian jets did not enter Pakistani territory. "All of our air force jets are airborne. This cowardly and shameful attack was carried out from within India’s airspace. They were never allowed to come and intrude into the space of Pakistan," it said. 

 

 

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