Fake debris images? US flags China’s ‘disinformation campaign’ against Rafale after Operation Sindoor – what it says

A US report alleges China launched a disinformation campaign post-Operation Sindoor, using AI-generated images to discredit French Rafale sales and promote its own J-35 jets. Beijing reportedly pushed Pakistan to down Indian Rafales, touting this as a selling point for its weaponry and even influencing Indonesia’s procurement decisions. China launched a “disinformation campaign” after Operation Sindoor in a bid to “hinder” the sales of French Rafales “in favor” of its own J-35s, a US annual report released on Wednesday said. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a US Congress-created advisory body, also accused Beijing of creating AI-generated images of…