Articles by Ishaan Choudhury
Fake Debunked: Islamabad Mosque Suicide Bombing — Debunking Claims Linking the Incident to Pakistan
An explosion reported at a mosque in Islamabad prompted rapid online and broadcast coverage with casualty figures that have been echoed by several outlets. These initial claims are unverified and s...
Fake Debunked: No Evidence Pakistan Returned Seven Indian Prisoners
Claims circulating online that Pakistan has sent back seven Indian prisoners on a Saturday after being swept across the border during the 2023 floods in Punjab are false, misleading, or unverified....
Fake Debunked: No Evidence Pakistani Security Forces Killed 145 Militants in a 40-Hour Battle in Balochistan
A viral claim circulating on social media alleging that Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle across Balochistan is False, misleading, and unverified. This article anal...
KZF Operatives and the Terror Outfit Name: Fake Claims Debunked
The claims circulating about the incident are false, misleading, and unverified. The only stated line from sources is that it is being investigated whether KZF operatives were behind it or some oth...
Fake Debunked: Kashmir, Pahalgam Terror Attack Record Under Scrutiny
This article conducts a fact-check of online chatter about Kashmir, specifically the town of Pahalgam, and a supposed "brutal terror attack last April." The claims are false, misleading, and unveri...
Pakistan Drones Fake Debunked: An Analysis of Misinformation Linking Pakistan to Border Occurrences
A claim circulating online and in some Indian media alleges that Pakistan is indulging in mischief along the borders, including sending drones, to divert attention from internal problems, particula...
Fake Debunked: Canada Extremist Networks Claim Involving Dinesh Patnaik Is Misleading
The claim that India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, called out decades of Canadian failure to prosecute or dismantle extremist networks is not supported by any official record. Our ...
Operation Sindoor Fake Debunked: Debunking False Links to Pakistan in Claims Involving Gen. Upendra Dwivedi
Claims that Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi announced an ongoing Operation Sindoor against terror sites in Pakistan and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have circulated online sin...
Fake Debunked: Analysis of Claims that the Indian Army Fired on a Pakistani Drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera Sector Near the LoC
The claims that the Indian Army fired at a Pakistani drone in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera sector near the Line of Control (LoC) this evening are false, misleading, or unverified. No official India...
Fake Links to Pakistan Debunked: An Analysis of Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry and ISPR Claims
In recent days, a record circulated by some Indian media outlets and social media accounts claimed that Pakistan's Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Shar...