If the Indians can claim that due to the "confusion" during the chaos their own helicopter was shot down by themselves. Then it's even more likely that due to the same chaos, there was an error in the communication chain. Remember he was updating us LIVE as things unfolded so obviously it's likely that some things were unconfirmed and could've been guesses from other pieces of information being told.
It could be he mentioned two pilots captured because he was under the impression that they would find them both after their jets were taken down, as Pakistan claims Su-30MKI and MiG-21 kills. (And only one was found as we know)
Foreign Policy also confirmed the F-16s were all accounted for by American officials too. The story was provided by Lara Seligman, she tweeted it was her scoop. She has close ties with Pentagon officials. So it's a dead claim from their side.
(Pakistan also showed all MiG-21's missiles, and invited international officials to inspect for themselves)
New Delhi and Islamabad had conflicting accounts of a February dogfight.
foreignpolicy.com
Also most of their arguments, or all, have already been refuted by their favourite security analyst, Christine Fair. Who pretty much hates Pakistan but still denies their claims.
And here's the analysis of the aftermath of their strike on 26th, with satellite imagery:
Ever since the stunning US success in the 1991 Gulf War, we have increasingly come to take precision bombing for granted. While militaries may sometimes misidentify a target, we assume that they can precisely hit ...
www.aspistrategist.org.au
Lol, when that happens the world is going to stop calling Chinese technology "cheap copies" and "fakes".
Chinese military equipment sales and reputation ⬆⬆⬆⬆