PM Modi Admits That Pakistan Destroyed India’s Rafale Jets? Here’s The Truth.

Recently, a video went viral on social media where Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly said that Pakistan destroyed India’s Rafale jets during the Indo-Pak conflict in 2025. In the video, Modi said in Hindi that when Pakistan destroyed India’s Rafale jets, India was mocked by the whole world. He further said, “…we told Macron that if people are laughing at us, you are also responsible. If you don’t support us, we will run donkey carts with the remaining Rafale jets.” “Macron agreed to my request and now, if Pakistan shoots down 10 or 200 jets, it doesn’t matter to India.”

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However, upon investigation, we discovered that the viral video had been altered. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by conducting a reverse image search and a relevant keyword search. This led us to the original video live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of the Ministry of External Affairs on February 17, 2026. The video shows Modi and the French President Emmanuel Macron addressing the press. Nowhere in the video did Narendra Modi say that Pakistan destroyed India’s Rafale jets during the Indo-Pak conflict in 2025.

Further, we found a post on the official Facebook page of PIB Fact Check on February 19, 2026, stating that the viral video has been digitally altered. 

This makes it clear that the viral video has been altered.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the viral video is altered. Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t say that Pakistan destroyed India’s Rafale jets during the Indo-Pak conflict in 2025. The original video shows Modi and the French President Emmanuel Macron addressing the press.