Indian Defense Ministry’s Viral Document on Operation Sindoor 2.0 Is Generated by AI

Multiple users of social media platform However, the document is generated by AI.

Pakistan and India fought a four-day conflict in May 2025. Indian fighter jets were shot down by the Pakistan Air Force on the night of 6-7 May in response to nighttime missile strikes by the Indian Air Force on six Pakistani sites, including the Subhan Mosque in eastern Ahmedpur in Bahawalpur, the Bilal Mosque in Muzaffarabad, the Abbas Mosque in Kotli, the Umalkura in Muridke, Kotki Lohara village in Sialkot. district and Shakargarh.

The hostilities prompted diplomatic engagement by regional and international actors, eventually leading to a ceasefire and a reduction in military activity. “Operation Sindoor” was the code name given by India to its military operation.

Moreover, on June 5, 2026, the AJK government declared the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) a proscribed organization and placed it under the First Schedule of the region’s anti-terrorism law. In response, JAAC observed a shutdown and wheel jam. strike.

On June 6, 2026, AJK authorities launched an offensive against the banned JAAC. striking dozens of its leaders and activists from different areas. Since then, the region has seen unrest with clashes between protesters and security forces resulting in deaths and injuries, with each side blaming the other.

HOW IT STARTED

On June 16, an account on X, which appears to be pro-military based on its previous posts, shared a image of an alleged document from the Indian Ministry of Defense with the following title:

“India is preparing for Operation Sindoor 2.0 to take advantage of the situation in Azad Kashmir… The Ministry of Defense has directed that the latest recommendations on operational planning and potential use of forces be prepared and presented in the National Security Committee meeting.”

The publication obtained 17,200 views.

Another pro-military account shared the same thing. image on the same day with a similar title, obtaining 2,472 visits.

June 17 Geographic news Senior Correspondent Waqar Satti also shared the image in This time ENDIA”

The publication obtained 1,984 visits.

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METHODOLOGY

A fact check was initiated to determine the veracity of the claim due to its virality and high public interest in Pakistan-India relations and tensions.

Inspection of the document for visual discrepancies revealed that the classification mark was written as “TOPSECRET” without a space, instead of “TOP SECRET.” Also, in the first paragraph “favorable” is used, which is American English, while India uses British English, so “favorable” should have been used.

Another grammatical error was the omission of the definite article “the” before “Line of Control” in the second paragraph.

The viral image was further analyzed using AI detection and forensic tools. Fake Image Detector marked the document as 75 percent modified.

Another AI detection tool, TruthScan, marked the video with a probability of 96%.

AI detection tool DeepAI marked it as 97 percent AI-generated content, and Sightengine marked it as 61 percent manipulated content.

A keyword search was subsequently conducted to check whether any credible Indian or international media outlet had reported on such a document related to “Operation Sindoor 2.0”, but returned no results.

Further investigation revealed a fact check by Fact Check of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Indian government’s agency to debunk false claims, which further confirmed that the viral document is generated by AI.

FACT CHECK STATUS: FALSE

The claim that a purported Indian Defense Ministry document reveals plans for “Operation Sindoor 2.0” and further military action against Pakistan is FAKE.

The document is generated by AI.

This fact check was originally published by iVerify Pakistan, a project of CEJ-IBA and UNDP.