A video of former Indian Army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik praising Pakistan’s technology is going viral on social media. He can be heard saying, “During Operation Sindoor, we both didn’t cross each other’s border. The technology has improved so much and both the countries have stand-off weapons which enables us to attack being far from the border. So there is a great technological advancement which has been adopted by both countries. But definitely Pakistan has better weapons and equipment. Destruction of Rafael and S-400 systems is a testament to their superiority over India. We need to improve our equipment.”
But Fact Crescendo found the viral claim to be misleading. The original video of former Indian Army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik was altered using AI. In the original video, General Malik did not praise Pakistan.
Fact Check-
A relevant keyword search on Google, led us to a tweet by PIB’s X handle which stated that the viral clip was created using AI.
The tweet dated December 14, 2025 said, “Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating an AI-generated video of former Indian Army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik, falsely claiming that he praised Pakistan and admitted to destruction of India’s Rafale and S-400 systems.”
The tweet also said that such fabricated content is intended to mislead citizens and undermine confidence in India’s defense capabilities. General Malik did not make any comments praising Pakistan.
According to a Times Now report, a video circulating online claims that former Indian Army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik is praising Pakistan and admitting that India has lost Rafale jets and other weapons. However, the video is fake and has been created using AI (deep fake). The video is part of a misinformation campaign, which was spread by a Pakistani user account. The claims in the video are completely false.
We can see the same video in a tweet by ANI on December 13, 2025. The General VP Malik in the video does not praise Pakistan. At the end of the video, you can hear him saying that India has better weapons and equipment than Pakistan.
Conclusion:
Fact Crescendo found that the viral clip was doctored and altered using AI. In the original video, General Malik did not praise Pakistan. He had said that India has better weapons and equipment than Pakistan.
Title:The video of former Indian Army Chief General Ved Prakash Malik praising Pakistan’s technology had been altered using AI
Fact Check By: Siddharth SahuResult: Altered
