China ran AI disinformation campaign after Operation Sindoor to push sale of J-35s over Rafale: US report

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has accused China of launching a coordinated disinformation campaign after India carried out Operation Sindoor. In its annual report to the US Congress, the Commission alleged that China used fake social media accounts to circulate AI-generated images claiming to show debris of aircraft allegedly shot down by Chinese weaponry. It stated that these activities were part of China's Gray Zone tactics aimed at undermining the sale of French Rafale jets in favour of its own J-35 combat aircraft.