The Hindu once again shared unverified information, falsely reporting that Pakistan successfully struck multiple Indian military targets—when in fact, no targets were hit. This follows a previous incident where the outlet claimed three Indian jets were downed, a narrative quickly amplified by Pakistani and international media before the tweet was deleted.
The social media post published by The Hindu read “Pakistan has hit several military targets in Srinagar, Bhuj, Chandigarh, Uttarlai, Ludhiana, and Falaudi on the intervening night of May 7, 2025 and May 8, 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press briefing on Thursday.”
However, the media outlet silently deleted after official sources confirmed that it was false. Government of India has clearly said in an official statement that all of Pakistan’s attempts to hit specific places were successfully neutralized by the Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence systems.
Earlier on 7 May 2025, The Hindu had claimed that atleast three Indian jets crashed in Jammu and Kashmir sharing pictures which looked like AI-generated.
The report was subsequently deleted after widespread backlash, with users accusing the outlet of disseminating misinformation without proper verification. The deleted post reportedly suggested details that aligned with Pakistan’s attempts to distort the success of India’s counterterrorism efforts.
Concerns have been raised whether The Hindu is deliberately acting at the behest of ISI publishing such reports to push Pakistani propaganda.
The Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has highlighted Pakistan’s disinformation campaign, noting that state-affiliated accounts and media outlets have been circulating fabricated content, such as recycled videos and images, to mislead the public and undermine Operation Sindoor. The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check unit flagged multiple instances of such propaganda, including false claims of Indian military losses and staged victories by Pakistan.
Many have labelled The Hindu’s actions as irresponsible, accusing the newspaper of failing to uphold journalistic standards by not cross-checking sources before publishing.
While The Hindu had put a half-hearted apology for its May 7 false report, it has not not issued a public statement regarding the deletion of the latest post.
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