Misinformation over an Indian naval strike on Karachi Port further inflames the escalating border conflict following recent violence in Kashmir.

Three Indian jets have not crashed in Kashmir, as China Daily claims. A ‘cyber-attack by Pakistan’ has not rendered India’s ATMs defunct. Amid rising tensions with Islamabad, misinformation has flooded the internet.

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.