Viral Indian Defense Ministry document on Operation Sindoor 2.0 is generated by AI

Since June 16, 2026, several users of social media platform However, the document is generated by AI.

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

The hostilities prompted diplomatic engagement from regional and international actors, ultimately leading to a ceasefire and a reduction in military activity. “Operation Sindoor” was India’s code name for its military operation.

Furthermore, on June 5, 2026, the AJK government declared the Awami Joint Action Committee (JAAC) a banned organization and placed it in the first schedule of the region’s anti-terrorism law. In response, JAAC observed stopping and wheel locking strike.

On June 6, 2026, AJK authorities launched a crackdown against the banned JAAC, Stop dozens of its leaders and activists from different regions. The region has since experienced unrest with clashes between demonstrators and security forces that left people dead and injured, 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 past posts, shared a picture from a purported Indian Ministry of Defense document with the following caption:

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

The post has been viewed 17,200 times.

Another pro-military account shares the same thing picture the same day with a similar caption, gaining 2,472 views.

On June 17, Geo News Senior Correspondent Waqar Satti also shared the picture on disgrace and failure This time ENDIA »

The post has been viewed 1,984 times.

Likewise, the same image has also been shared by other users on X, as can be seen here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, hereAnd herefurther amplifying the statement.

METHODOLOGY

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

Inspection of the document for visual discrepancies revealed that the classification marking was written “TOPSECRET” without spaces, instead of “TOP SECRET”. Also, “favorable” is used in the first paragraph, which is in 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 then analyzed using detection and forensic tools. Fake Image Detector flagged the document as 75 percent altered.

Another AI detection tool, TruthScan, flagged the video with 96% probability.

AI detection tool DeepAI reported it as 97% AI-generated content, and Sightengine reported it as 61% fake content.

A keyword search was then carried out to check whether any credible Indian or international media had reported any such document related to “Operation Sindoor 2.0”, but yielded no results.

Further investigation revealed a fact check by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check, the Indian government agency responsible for debunking 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 false. FAKE.

The document is generated by AI.

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