{"id":25327,"date":"2026-09-17T09:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25327"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:50:27","slug":"govt-debunks-pakistan-claim-that-iaf-mig-29-crashed-during-landing-due-to-pilot-error-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25327","title":{"rendered":"Govt debunks Pakistan claim that IAF MiG-29 crashed during landing due to pilot error | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134307424,imgsize-9612750,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pakistan-propaganda.jpg\" alt=\"Govt debunks Pakistan claim that IAF MiG-29 crashed during landing due to pilot error\" title=\"\u200bPakistani propagandists run video game footage as IAF crash\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u200bPakistani propagandists run video game footage as IAF crash\">\u200bPakistani propagandists run video game footage as IAF crash<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The press information bureau (PIB) fact check unit on Thursday debunked a social media claim that an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet had crashed during landing due to pilot error.<!-- --> They stated that the video being circulated was footage from a video game.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The fact-checking unit warned that the video was being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts and called the claim fake.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cPakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a video with the claim that an IAF MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during landing due to pilot error,\u201d PIB Fact Check said in a post on X, adding, \u201cBeware! This claim is #Fake.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The unit said the footage was from War Thunder, a military combat video game featuring aircraft, land and naval vehicles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The video circulating on social media shows a fighter jet crashing while attempting to land, followed by the pilot ejecting and parachuting to safety. The footage was presented online as an actual IAF MiG-29 crash by certain accounts based out of Pakistan. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>PIB Fact Check urged users to report suspicious content related to the Government of India through its official channels.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The claim is part of a recurring pattern of propagandist accounts circulating unrelated military accidents and video-game footage are circulated as evidence of recent events. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/govt-debunks-pakistan-claim-that-iaf-mig-29-crashed-during-landing-due-to-pilot-error\/articleshow\/134306665.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bPakistani propagandists run video game footage as IAF crash NEW DELHI: The press information bureau (PIB) fact check unit on Thursday debunked a social media claim that an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet had crashed during landing due to pilot error. 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