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Story summary
- India’s Press Information Bureau fact-check unit debunked a claim that an IAF MiG-29 crashed during landing.
- The unit identified the circulating video as footage from the War Thunder combat-simulation video game.
- It noted that Pakistani propaganda accounts on X shared the video.
- Separate images online show a real MiG-29 incident in Barmer, Rajasthan, on September 2, 2024.
- The fact-check urged the public to report suspicious government-related content to @PIBFactCheck.