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Countering misinformation on Govt. policies/schemes.

Suspect a Govt. related news to be fake? Send it to us at +918799711259/socialmedia@pib.gov.in
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🚨 Fake AI Video Alert ⚠️

A doctored video showing EAM Dr S Jaishankar apologizing is circulating online.

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The video is AI-generated and part of false propaganda

🔍 Stay alert. Don't fall for misinformation.

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#Fake Account Alert🚨

Are Wg. Cdr. Vyomika Singh & Col. Sofiya Qureshi on X

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NO! Both these handles are #fake

There is NO official X handle of Wg. Cdr. Vyomika Singh & Col. Sofiya Qureshi

🔎Stay vigilant. Rely only on official sources for authentic information

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Fake message shared with verified link of MoD WhatsApp Channel

A message is circulating on #WhatsApp in the name of Defence Ministry India giving instructions for civil preparedness in view of the India-Pakistan situation

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This message is #fake

The Government of India has issued NO such instructions
Combat gaming footages flood social media‼️

Several combat gaming videos are being deceptively circulated as real footages of recent India-Pakistan conflict. Please don't fall prey to such propaganda posts.

📢Stay Alert! Stay Informed!

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Social media posts claims that #drones have been spotted in certain areas of #Jammu & #Kashmir

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This claim is #fake.

There is no drone activity in Jammu & Kashmir

🔎Stay vigilant. Rely only on official sources for authentic information

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Claims of heavy #explosions in #Udhampur are circulating on social media

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▶️ The claim is #FALSE

▶️There have been no explosions in #Udhampur

▶️ These rumours are being spread to create #panic

▶️ Rely only on official government sources for accurate information

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Pakistani military in its briefing has shown a video clip aired on IndiaTV News Channel implying that Indian channels have admitted to destruction of Indian airbases.

This is an attempt by Pakistan to mislead its own people by editing and cleverly stitching multiple chunks of a larger video.

The actual story in the full video says that the attacks were all intercepted and it shows footage of a Pakistani missile that was shot down.

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In its media briefing, the DG ISPR of Pakistan used a small part of a full video clip of Aaj Tak News Channel to claim Indian airfield has been destroyed.

This is an attempt by #Pakistan to mislead its own people by producing doctored footage as evidence.

The actual story in the full video shows the news channel was talking about the destruction of a Pakistani airfield by Indian forces

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🚨Artillery exchange along the LOC

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▶️These claims are #FALSE

▶️Rumours are being spread to create panic!

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🚨Fake news peddled by Al Jazeera!

Al Jazeera runs FALSE claim that Indian female pilot is in Pakistan's custody

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DG ISPR, Pakistan, in its briefing, has clearly stated they have no Indian Air Force pilot in custody

India has, since the beginning, stated that no Indian Air Force pilot was captured by Pakistan

🔎Stay vigilant. Do not believe in such rumours!
🚨An infographic is doing the rounds on social media with @CNN's logo

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This infographic is #fake and part of the propaganda campaign. #CNN never ran any such story or infographic comparing losses

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🚨Is Hafiz Abdur Rauf really a Common man

Pakistan’s DG ISPR claims that LeT terrorist Hafiz Abdur Rauf is an 'Innocent Man'

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DG ISPR's "COMMON MAN" is a Globally Sanctioned Terrorist - clearly visible in the viral terrorist funeral picture

The identity details shared by DG ISPR is identical to the details of Hafiz Abdur Rauf, a member of LeT's senior leadership since at least 1999 and part of the US Sanctions List

US Sanctions List:
https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=12329
पहलगाम आतंकी हमले के संबंध में केंद्र सरकार पर आरोप लगाते हुए भारतीय सेना के भगोड़े जवान का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहा है।

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वीडियो में दिखाई दे रहा जवान मार्च 2025 से अपनी ड्यूटी पर उपस्थित नहीं था, न ही परिजनों के संपर्क में था

कृपया सतर्क रहें। ऐसे किसी भी वीडियो के झांसे में न आएं।

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A video of an Indian Army soldier, accusing the central government of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, is going viral on social media.

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The soldier seen in the video is a deserter and has not been present at his duty since March 2025, nor has he been in contact with his family.

Please stay vigilant. Do not fall for such videos.

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An old image is going viral on social media, with many Pakistan-based accounts claiming that it shows the last rites of a Rafale pilot of the #IndianAirForce who died on 7 May 2025.

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This claim is completely fake.

The image is actually from 2008 and unrelated to the current context.

🔗 https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/12/world/asia/india-funeral-pyres-emissions

🔍 Stay alert. Don’t fall for misinformation.

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A social media post claims this is a photo of aircrafts on fire at Udhampur Air Base in India.

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This claim is #fake.

The Indian Air Force does not have any such aircraft in its fleet, as seen in the photo. Nor is this Udhampur Air Force Station.

🔎Stay vigilant. Rely only on official sources for authentic information

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An image circulating on social media claims to show the front page of UK-based newspaper The Daily Telegraph, featuring a headline that reads: "Pakistan Air Force: The undisputed king of the skies” dated 10th May 2025

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✔️This claim is #false

✔️The image being circulated is AI-generated

✔️The Daily Telegraph has NEVER carried any such article.