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International Business Times
International Business Times
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No Truce In India-Pakistan Disinformation War

Men read local newspapers with frontpage articles on India-Pakistan conflict in Amritsar on May 8, 2025 a day after India launched strikes on Pakistan (Credit: AFP)

India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but on social media citizens on both sides are vying to control public perceptions by peddling disinformation.

Platforms such as Facebook and X are still awash with misrepresented footage of the attacks that killed at least 60 people and sent thousands fleeing. AFP fact-checkers have debunked many of the clips, which actually show the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the war in Ukraine.

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