Several pro-Pakistan social media accounts have falsely claimed that Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, has been sacked for refusing to fight a war against Pakistan
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❌The claims being made in these posts are #fake
✅ Air Marshal SP Dharkar retired as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 30 April 2025, on superannuation from the #IndianAirForce after completion of 40 years of service
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✅ Air Marshal SP Dharkar retired as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 30 April 2025, on superannuation from the #IndianAirForce after completion of 40 years of service
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#Pakistan-based News Channel ARY News and several pro-Pakistan social media accounts are falsely claiming that Lt Gen DS Rana, Director General Defence Intelligence Agency has been removed from his post and deputed to the Andaman & Nicobar.
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❌ This claim is #FAKE
✅ Lt Gen DS Rana has been promoted to the prestigious rank of Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command.
✅ He is the first Chief of Defence Intelligence who has been elevated to the rank of Commander-in-Chief
✅ Andaman & Nicobar command is the first Tri-Services Command, which is of immense strategic significance for #IndianArmedForces in the Indian Ocean Region.
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❌ This claim is #FAKE
✅ Lt Gen DS Rana has been promoted to the prestigious rank of Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command.
✅ He is the first Chief of Defence Intelligence who has been elevated to the rank of Commander-in-Chief
✅ Andaman & Nicobar command is the first Tri-Services Command, which is of immense strategic significance for #IndianArmedForces in the Indian Ocean Region.
Don’t fall for NEET 2025 paper leak rumours!
Some social media posts, along with images are claiming that the #NEET2025 paper has been leaked. It’s also being widely shared on some #Telegram channels
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▶️ These Images are #Fake
▶️ All preparations and logistictical arrangements for organizing the safe and secure examinations have been made
▶️ Mock drills held at all centres
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Some social media posts, along with images are claiming that the #NEET2025 paper has been leaked. It’s also being widely shared on some #Telegram channels
#PIBFactCheck:
▶️ These Images are #Fake
▶️ All preparations and logistictical arrangements for organizing the safe and secure examinations have been made
▶️ Mock drills held at all centres
🔗For more info:
x.com/NTA_Exams/stat…
A fake letter being shared on social media claims that there is an internal rift in India’s military.
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🔹This is a malicious attempt to undermine the credibility of the Indian Armed Forces.
🔹Stay cautious and avoid sharing unverified claims.
#PIBFactCheck:
🔹This is a malicious attempt to undermine the credibility of the Indian Armed Forces.
🔹Stay cautious and avoid sharing unverified claims.
Heads up! Have you also come across a message claiming the Indian government has rolled out new WhatsApp monitoring guidelines? 👀
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🚨 That information is FALSE! 🚨
📣 The Government of India has NOT released any such guidelines.
Stay informed and don't fall for misinformation! Share this to bust the myth!✅
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🚨 That information is FALSE! 🚨
📣 The Government of India has NOT released any such guidelines.
Stay informed and don't fall for misinformation! Share this to bust the myth!✅
⚠️FAKE ALERT!
🚨 Pro-Pakistan X accounts are sharing a fake letter claiming to be an official communication from General Upendra Dwivedi to General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff.
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🔹 This is a malicious attempt to undermine the credibility of the Indian Armed Forces.
🔹 Think before you share! Always verify suspicious information.
🚨 Pro-Pakistan X accounts are sharing a fake letter claiming to be an official communication from General Upendra Dwivedi to General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff.
#PIBFactCheck:
🔹 This is a malicious attempt to undermine the credibility of the Indian Armed Forces.
🔹 Think before you share! Always verify suspicious information.
Several posts on social media claim that India has urged Italy and the Asian Development Bank to cut funds for Pakistan.
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❌ This claim is completely fake. India has not made any such request.
✅ Beware! Trust only official government sources for credible Information.
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❌ This claim is completely fake. India has not made any such request.
✅ Beware! Trust only official government sources for credible Information.
In a video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles, it is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase
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❌ The video shared is old and NOT from India.
✅The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
✅ Rely only on official Government of India sources for authentic Information
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❌ The video shared is old and NOT from India.
✅The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
✅ Rely only on official Government of India sources for authentic Information
Social media posts falsely claims that Pakistan destroyed Indian Brigade Headquarters.
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❌ This claim is #FAKE
✅ Please avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information.
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❌ This claim is #FAKE
✅ Please avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information.
An old image showing a crashed aircraft is being re-circulated by pro-Pakistan handles in various forms in the current context of #OperationSindoor
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✔️The image is from an earlier incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet that crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan, in September 2024.
🔗https://x.com/DDNewslive/status/1830665241950322821
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✔️The image is from an earlier incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet that crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan, in September 2024.
🔗https://x.com/DDNewslive/status/1830665241950322821
⚠️Propaganda Alert!
Beware of old images shared by pro-Pakistan handles in the present context!
An #old image showing a crashed aircraft is being circulated with the claim that Pakistan recently shot down an Indian Rafale jet near Bahawalpur during the ongoing #OperationSindoor
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✔️This image is from an earlier incident involving an IAF MiG-21 fighter jet that crashed in Moga district in Punjab in 2021.
Beware of old images shared by pro-Pakistan handles in the present context!
An #old image showing a crashed aircraft is being circulated with the claim that Pakistan recently shot down an Indian Rafale jet near Bahawalpur during the ongoing #OperationSindoor
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✔️This image is from an earlier incident involving an IAF MiG-21 fighter jet that crashed in Moga district in Punjab in 2021.
🚨 Fake Letter Alert 🚨
A letter undersigned by scientist AS Kumar from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is being circulated online alleging a failure in BrahMos missile components.
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❌ The letter is fake
⚠️ DRDO_India has not issued any such letter
✔️ There is no scientist named AS Kumar at the Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE)
A letter undersigned by scientist AS Kumar from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is being circulated online alleging a failure in BrahMos missile components.
#PIBFactCheck:
❌ The letter is fake
⚠️ DRDO_India has not issued any such letter
✔️ There is no scientist named AS Kumar at the Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE)
🚨 Propaganda Alert 🚨
An old video from September 2019 of the #Pakistan Army raising white flag at LOC to recover bodies of its dead soldiers is being shared by Pakistani handles with the false claim that it is #IndianArmy waving white flags at LOC to retrieve bodies of its soldiers.
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An old video from September 2019 of the #Pakistan Army raising white flag at LOC to recover bodies of its dead soldiers is being shared by Pakistani handles with the false claim that it is #IndianArmy waving white flags at LOC to retrieve bodies of its soldiers.
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➡️ LOL
⚠️Pakistan Propaganda Alert!
Pakistan-based handles are spreading old videos falsely alleging strikes on a military base in Amritsar.
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✔️The video being shared is from a wildfire from 2024
✅ Avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information.
🔗https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34PG6K6
Pakistan-based handles are spreading old videos falsely alleging strikes on a military base in Amritsar.
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✔️The video being shared is from a wildfire from 2024
✅ Avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information.
🔗https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34PG6K6
Viral Video Alert! Truth Behind the Aircraft Crash Linked to #OperationSindoor!
Pakistani social media accounts are recycling an old video and sharing it in the present context.
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✅ The video is from an earlier incident from 2019, involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter that crashed near Budgam, J&K.
🔗 https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566539#:~:text=On%2027%20February%202019%2C%20one,the%20helicopter%2C%20suffered%20fatal%20injuries
🔗Here is a news report from 2019: https://youtu.be/qNC72221LYU
Pakistani social media accounts are recycling an old video and sharing it in the present context.
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✅ The video is from an earlier incident from 2019, involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter that crashed near Budgam, J&K.
🔗 https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1566539#:~:text=On%2027%20February%202019%2C%20one,the%20helicopter%2C%20suffered%20fatal%20injuries
🔗Here is a news report from 2019: https://youtu.be/qNC72221LYU
Did this Indian drone really get intercepted in Pakistan❓
Pakistan-based handles are sharing an old image claiming that the Pakistan Army has intercepted a UAV drone that fell in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
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✅ The image being circulated is from the Ukraine-Russia conflict in 2022
✅ Here is a news report from 2022: https://www.newsweek.com/iranian-linked-drones-downed-russia-ramps-air-attacks-ukraine-1745566
Pakistan-based handles are sharing an old image claiming that the Pakistan Army has intercepted a UAV drone that fell in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
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✅ The image being circulated is from the Ukraine-Russia conflict in 2022
✅ Here is a news report from 2022: https://www.newsweek.com/iranian-linked-drones-downed-russia-ramps-air-attacks-ukraine-1745566
⚠️ Don’t Fall for Misinformation!
An old video is being shared to show a Pakistani attack on an Indian military colony.
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❌ This video is from Indonesia, dated 6th May 2025, and was recorded before #OperationSindoor was even launched.
🔍 Stay informed. Share responsibly.
An old video is being shared to show a Pakistani attack on an Indian military colony.
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❌ This video is from Indonesia, dated 6th May 2025, and was recorded before #OperationSindoor was even launched.
🔍 Stay informed. Share responsibly.
In the coming days your social media will be flooded with #Pakistan sponsored propaganda.
It's crucial to scrutinize every piece of information carefully.
If you encounter dubious content, especially concerning the Indian Armed Forces or any info related to ongoing situation, report it to #PIBFactCheck.
WhatsApp: +91 8799711259
Email: factcheck@pib.gov.in
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It's crucial to scrutinize every piece of information carefully.
If you encounter dubious content, especially concerning the Indian Armed Forces or any info related to ongoing situation, report it to #PIBFactCheck.
WhatsApp: +91 8799711259
Email: factcheck@pib.gov.in
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Pakistan-based handles are circulating a video claiming that the Pakistan Army strikes posts in Battal Sector, Jammu & Kashmir, eliminating at least 12 Indian soldiers.
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✅This video is old and NOT related to any activity post #OperationSindoor
✅This image is from August 2011:
https://www.gettyimages.in/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=Farooq%20Khan-Pool%2FGetty%20Images
✅It has also been used in a news report from 2016:
https://www.india.com/news/india/civilian-deaths-in-terrorism-related-violence-in-jammu-and-kashmir-down-by-over-90-percent-since-1990-978886/
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✅This video is old and NOT related to any activity post #OperationSindoor
✅This image is from August 2011:
https://www.gettyimages.in/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=Farooq%20Khan-Pool%2FGetty%20Images
✅It has also been used in a news report from 2016:
https://www.india.com/news/india/civilian-deaths-in-terrorism-related-violence-in-jammu-and-kashmir-down-by-over-90-percent-since-1990-978886/
⚠️Pakistan Propaganda Alert
Several Pakistan-based handles are circulating an #old image that claims that a Pakistani missile has hit an Indian S-400
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✔️The image being shared is from 2023, of a fire at a military site in Moscow
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Several Pakistan-based handles are circulating an #old image that claims that a Pakistani missile has hit an Indian S-400
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✔️The image being shared is from 2023, of a fire at a military site in Moscow
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Social Media post falsely claims India targeted the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project in #Pakistan.
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✅ This claim is baseless.
✅ Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has clearly stated in a press conference that India has only targeted terrorist infrastructure.
🔗youtube.com/live/WwbxRRWSw…
#OperationSindoor
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✅ This claim is baseless.
✅ Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has clearly stated in a press conference that India has only targeted terrorist infrastructure.
🔗youtube.com/live/WwbxRRWSw…
#OperationSindoor