Dawn refutes fake report claiming TTP stole PAF F-16 jet
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 2 May 2025 | JP Staff Report
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Dawn issued a statement refuting a false report about the TTP stealing a PAF F-16 fighter jet. The newspaper emphasized the need for verification before sharing such information.Summary
ISLAMABAD-Dawn newspaper on Friday firmly denied publishing any report suggesting that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had stolen a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter jet.
The newspaper clarified that a screenshot circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter) is fake and digitally manipulated. According to Dawn, the doctored image falsely attributed a report to Dawn.com amid heightened tensions between Pakistan and India following a recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, located in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
The misleading post was shared by an Indian account and garnered over 263,000 views. It included a fabricated caption that read, “TTP has stolen a Pakistan Air Force fighter jet. If true, this marks a shocking breach in military security.”
Dawn stressed that no such report was ever published on its website, nor was it covered by any credible or mainstream news outlet.
An analysis using the AI-powered forensic tool FotoForensics revealed visible signs of image manipulation—particularly blurriness and distortion around the text—strong indicators of digital tampering.
The newspaper urged the public to verify information before sharing it, especially in times of heightened regional sensitivity.
ڈان Ù†Û' Ù¹ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ Ù¾ÛŒ Ú©Û' ایÙ-16 چوری کرنÛ' Ú©ÛŒ جھوٹی خبر Ú©ÛŒ تردید کر دی
اسلام آباد: پاکستان Ú©Û' موقر اخبار ڈان Ù†Û' Ø¬Ù…Ø¹Û Ú©Û' روز اس جعلی خبر Ú©ÛŒ سختی سÛ' تردید Ú©ÛŒ ÛÛ' جس میں دعویٰ کیا گیا تھا Ú©Û Ú©Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø¯Ù… تØریک طالبان پاکستان (Ù¹ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ Ù¾ÛŒ) Ù†Û' پاکستان ایئر Ùورس (Ù¾ÛŒ اÛ' ایÙ) کا ایک ایÙ-16 Ø·ÛŒØ§Ø±Û Ú†ÙˆØ±ÛŒ کر لیا ÛÛ'Û"
اخبار Ù†Û' وضاØت Ú©ÛŒ Ú©Û Ø³ÙˆØ´Ù„ میڈیا پلیٹ Ùارم ایکس (Ø³Ø§Ø¨Ù‚Û Ù¹ÙˆØ¦Ù¹Ø±) پر گردش کرنÛ' والا اسکرین شاٹ جعلی اور ڈیجیٹل طور پر تبدیل Ø´Ø¯Û ÛÛ'Û" ڈان Ú©Û' مطابق، ÛŒÛ Ø¬Ø¹Ù„ÛŒ خبر Ù¾Ù„ÙˆØ§Ù…Û Ù…ÛŒÚº دÛشتگرد ØملÛ' Ú©Û' بعد پاک بھارت کشیدگی Ú©Û' دوران ایک بھارتی اکاؤنٹ Ú©ÛŒ طر٠سÛ' شیئر Ú©ÛŒ گئی، جس میں دعویٰ کیا گیا Ú©Û ÛŒÛ Ø±Ù¾ÙˆØ±Ù¹ Dawn.com Ù†Û' شائع Ú©ÛŒ ÛÛ'Û"
ÛŒÛ Ú¯Ù…Ø±Ø§Û Ú©Ù† پوسٹ 2 لاکھ 63 Ûزار سÛ' زائد Ù…Ø±ØªØ¨Û Ø¯ÛŒÚ©Ú¾ÛŒ گئی اور اس میں ÛŒÛ Ø¬Ú¾ÙˆÙ¹Ø§ کیپشن شامل تھا: "Ù¹ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ Ù¾ÛŒ Ù†Û' پاکستان ایئر Ùورس کا جنگی Ø·ÛŒØ§Ø±Û Ú†ÙˆØ±ÛŒ کر لیاÛ" اگر ÛŒÛ Ø³Ú† ÛÛ' تو ÛŒÛ Ø¹Ø³Ú©Ø±ÛŒ سیکیورٹی میں Øیرت انگیز خلا ÛÛ'Û""
ڈان Ù†Û' زور دÛ' کر Ú©Ûا Ú©Û Ù†Û ØªÙˆ اس Ù†Û' ایسی کوئی رپورٹ شائع Ú©ÛŒ ÛÛ'ØŒ Ù†Û ÛÛŒ کسی معتبر یا مرکزی میڈیا ادارÛ' Ù†Û' اس خبر Ú©Ùˆ رپورٹ کیاÛ"
AI ٹول FotoForensics Ú©Û' ذریعÛ' Ú©ÛŒ گئی جانچ میں تصویر Ú©Û' ارد گرد دھندلا پن اور مسخ شدگی سامنÛ' آئی، جو ÙˆØ§Ø¶Ø Ø·ÙˆØ± پر ڈیجیٹل Ú†Ú¾ÛŒÚ' چھاÚ' Ú©ÛŒ علامات ÛیںÛ"
اخبار Ù†Û' عوام سÛ' اپیل Ú©ÛŒ ÛÛ' Ú©Û ÙˆÛ Ø§ÛŒØ³ÛŒ خبروں Ú©ÛŒ تصدیق Ú©ÛŒÛ' بغیر انÛیں شیئر Ù†Û Ú©Ø±ÛŒÚºØŒ خصوصاً ان مواقع پر جب علاقائی صورتØال Øساس ÛÙˆÛ"
Key Points
- Dawn newspaper denied a report of TTP stealing PAF F-16.
- A manipulated screenshot falsely attributed the report to Dawn.
- The claim circulated amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India.
- FotoForensics analysis revealed signs of image tampering.
- Dawn urged the public to verify information before sharing.
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