Overview

• Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar cited a fake Daily Telegraph front page in the Senate, claiming it praised the Pakistan Air Force as the 'undisputed king of the skies.'
• Fact-checking teams from Dawn’s iVerify Pakistan and India’s Press Information Bureau confirmed the image was AI-generated and no such article was published.
• AI-detection tools determined with over 99% certainty that the image was fabricated, revealing multiple spelling and formatting inconsistencies.
• The disinformation incident highlights the growing use of AI-generated content in geopolitical narratives during heightened India-Pakistan tensions.
• Dar has faced domestic and international criticism for amplifying the fake content but has not issued a public clarification on his statement.