In a review of visuals posted online, The Post verified debris consistent with at least two French-made fighter jets flown by the Indian air force.

Pakistan said it had shot down 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.

Days before nuclear-armed India and Pakistan exchanged missile and artillery strikes in a major escalation of hostilities, a video showing the aftermath of a May 2020 plane crash surfaced in posts falsely linking it to the current conflict.