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Countering misinformation on Govt. policies/schemes.

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🚨 Digitally-Altered Video Alert!

A video showing a train submerged in floodwaters is circulating on social media.

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The video is AI-generated and does NOT depict any real incident.

Refrain from sharing such content, potentially causing unnecessary fear and confusion.

👉 Always verify information from official sources.

🔗 Stay informed. Stay responsible.
🚨 Indian S-400 damaged by Pakistan?

Some pro-Pakistan social media handles are circulating claims that India admits its S-400 being damaged by Pakistan.

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Reports of destruction or any damage to an S-400 system are false & baseless.

⚠️The image being circulated along with these claims is from a Victory parade that took place in Russia in May 2010:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-40
Has RBI really asked banks to stop disbursing ₹500 notes from ATMs by September 2025? 🤔

A message falsely claiming exactly this is spreading on WhatsApp

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The RBI has issued NO such instruction!

₹500 notes will continue to be legal tender.

🚨 Don’t fall for such misinformation. Always verify news from official sources before believing or sharing it!
📢Have you also received an email asking you to download e-PAN Card

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⚠️This Email is #Fake

Do not respond to any emails, links, calls & SMS asking you to share financial & sensitive information

➡️Details on reporting phishing E-mails: https://incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/report-phishing.aspx
💻 Is GOI really offering free laptops to students ⁉️

A WhatsApp message claims that the Government of India is giving away free laptops under the “Students' Laptop Scheme 2025” and asks recipients to fill in their personal details.

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⚠️ This message is FAKE!

The Government of India has announced NO such scheme.

🚫 Do NOT click on suspicious links or share your personal information.

▶️ Always VERIFY such news only through official government sources.
#Youtube चैनल "sarkariyojana045" के एक वीडियो शॉर्ट्स में दावा किया जा रहा है कि केंद्र सरकार द्वारा फ्री सोलर आटा चक्की योजना के तहत महिलाओं को नि:शुल्क आटा चक्की दी जाती है।

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यह दावा #फर्जी है।

केंद्र सरकार द्वारा वर्तमान में ऐसी कोई योजना नहीं चलाई जा रही है।

▶️ विभिन्न जन कल्याणकारी योजनाओं की आधिकारिक जानकारी हेतु वेबसाइट http://myscheme.gov.in पर विजिट कीजिए।
दावा -: केंद्र सरकार द्वारा प्रधानमंत्री बेरोजगारी भत्ता योजना के तहत बेरोजगार युवाओं को 3500 रुपए की आर्थिक सहायता दी जाती है।

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#Youtube चैनल "sarkariyojana045" के वीडियो शॉर्ट्स में किया जा रहा यह दावा #फर्जी है।

कृपया सतर्क रहिए। ऐसे लुभावने दावों के झांसे में न आएं।

केंद्र सरकार से संबंधित किसी भी प्रकार की संदिग्ध तस्वीरें, वीडियो अथवा संदेश PIBFactCheck को भेजें। हम आपको वास्तविक जानकारी उपलब्ध कराएँगे।

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A website (https://viksitbharatrozgaryojana.org/) is falsely claiming to recruit for various positions across India, portraying itself as an organisation affiliated with the Ministry of Labour & Employment

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This website is #FAKE and not associated with the Ministry of Labour & Employment

🔰 For official information regarding Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana visit: https://pmvbry.epfindia.gov.in or https://pmvbry.labour.gov.in

Report such suspected cyber crimes on https://cybercrime.gov.in

⚠️ Exercise caution and avoid sharing sensitive personal or financial information on such websites.
A social media post claims that the cost of Japan's Maglev train that runs 310 mph is ₹616 crore, while the cost of 3.75 km ropeway built in Varanasi is ₹800 crore.

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This claim is MISLEADING!

The Maglev train being mentioned in the post does NOT run in India.

The cost of Japan's single set of Maglev train has been wrongly compared to the total cost of Varanasi's ropeway project. The actual cost of the entire Maglev train project is much higher.

⚠️Beware of such social media posts spreading misleading content. Always verify such claims from official GOI sources.
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🚨 Beware of AI-Generated Videos!

A #deepfake video is being circulated online, falsely portraying the US President Donald Trump as making statements on the India–Pakistan conflict, including false claims about India losing fighter jets.

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The US President has made NO such statement!

🎥 Watch the original, unedited video here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=inRXd4OWt2M

⚠️ Beware of fake propaganda spread through AI-generated videos designed to create confusion and panic. If you come across such content, please report it to us:

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Have you also received an SMS stating that your package has arrived at the warehouse, further asking you to update your address details within 24 hours to avoid the package being returned

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Beware! This message is #Fake

India Post never sends such messages asking to update your address for delivering articles

Never click on such fraudulent links !!
Union Finance Minister endorsing an investment scheme⁉️

An AI-generated, #morphed advertisement is circulating online, falsely claiming that the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting an investment scheme that promises returns of up to ₹20 lakh in a month for an investment of ₹21,000.

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The image is #FAKE and AI-generated.

⚠️The Times of India has NOT published any such article!

🚫 Do NOT click on any links with such images. It may be a phishing attempt.

#StayInformed | #StaySafe
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🚨 Don’t fall for AI-generated propaganda!

A manipulated video is circulating online, falsely portraying the Indian Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, as making statements about India losing fighter jets and soldiers during #OperationSindoor

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Indian Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi has not made any such statement

🎥 Watch the original, unedited video:
https://x.com/PTI_News/status/1963990179447963802

⚠️ Fake AI videos are being spread to mislead and cause panic. If you encounter such content, please report it to us.

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🚨 Don’t fall for propaganda!

#Pakistan-based accounts are spreading fake narratives of a rift between Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi

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The claim is false & baseless

Pakistani #propaganda accounts attempt to deceive citizens and erode public trust

#StayAlert | #StayInformed | #StayProtected
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🚨 Beware of AI-manipulated propaganda!

A digitally altered video of the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi is circulating online in which he can be seen making false claims about India losing Rafale jets and the S-400 Air Defence System to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.

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General Upendra Dwivedi has NOT made any such statement.

🎥 Watch | The original, unedited video is from Chief of Army Staff's interaction at the AIMA National Management Convention: https://www.youtube.com/live/r1nVWmBE5_Q?si=3XirQHmtHqqqlpF

⚠️ Fake AI-generated videos are being spread to mislead and create panic. Always cross-check such content from official sources before believing or sharing.

📢 If you come across such content, report it to us immediately 👇
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🚨 मुफ़्त योजनाओं के नाम पर हो रही ठगी से सावधान!

YouTube चैनल ‘Sahiyojana’ के एक शॉर्ट्स में दावा किया जा रहा है कि केंद्र सरकार “ वन स्टूडेंट वन लैपटॉप योजना ” के तहत सभी छात्रों को मुफ्त लैपटॉप दे रही है

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यह दावा पूरी तरह #फर्जी है

केंद्र सरकार की ऐसी कोई फ्री लैपटॉप योजना नहीं है

📢 सरकारी योजनाओं से जुड़ी सही जानकारी के लिए केवल संबंधित विभाग की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट ही देखें

🔔 अफ़वाहों से बचें, सत्यापित जानकारी पर ही भरोसा करें!
#Youtube चैनल "SarkariStudyHelp" के एक वीडियो में दावा किया जा रहा है कि केंद्र सरकार द्वारा फ्री सोलर आटा चक्की योजना के तहत महिलाओं को नि:शुल्क आटा चक्की दिया जा रहा है।

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यह दावा #फर्जी है।

केंद्र सरकार द्वारा वर्तमान में ऐसी कोई योजना नहीं चलाई जा रही है।

▶️ कृपया सतर्क रहिए। ऐसे लुभावने दावों के झांसे में न आएं।
दावा-: "नरेंद्र मोदी फ्री रिचार्ज योजना" के तहत सभी मोबाइल फोन यूजर्स को एक साल का फ्री रिचार्ज मिलेगा।

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यू- ट्यूब चैनल "SaoudKiTech" के वीडियो में किया जा रहा यह दावा #फर्जी है।

▶️ विभिन्न केंद्रीय योजनाओं की प्रामाणिक जानकारी हेतु वेबसाइट myscheme.gov.in पर विजिट कीजिए।

केंद्र सरकार से संबंधित किसी भी प्रकार की संदिग्ध तस्वीरें, वीडियो अथवा संदेश PIB FactCheck को भेजें। हम आपको वास्तविक जानकारी उपलब्ध कराएँगे।

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⚠️ पाकिस्तानी और पाक समर्थित सोशल मीडिया चैनल्स #OperationSindoor के संदर्भ में #AI जनरेटेड #FakeNews फैला रहे हैं। ⚠️

➡️ भारतीय सेना प्रमुखों और सैन्य अधिकारियों की ऐसी फर्जी #AI वीडियो शेयर की जा रही हैं, जिनमें वे #OperationSindoor के दौरान भारत के पीछे हटने, विमानों के नष्ट होने जैसे नुकसान की चर्चा करते हुए दिखाई दे रहे हैं।

जनसामान्य को गुमराह करने की कुत्सित मंशा से बनाए जा रहे ऐसे वीडियो को बिल्कुल फॉरवर्ड न करें।

संदिग्ध कंटेन्ट PIB FactCheck को भेजिए:

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#StayAlert
An approval letter claims to grant a loan of ₹3,00,000 under the 𝐏𝐌 𝐌𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚 on payment of ₹36,500 as legal insurance charges

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◾️This letter is #Fake

Ministry of Finance has not issued this letter

Read more: 🔗http://mudra.org.in/FAQ
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🔸क्या आपने भी सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स पर इन्वेस्टमेंट को लेकर सुझाव दे रहे केन्द्रीय वित्त मंत्री, केन्द्रीय विदेश मंत्री और आरबीआई गवर्नर की वीडियो देखी है

➡️इनमें फेमस पर्सनैलिटीज मुनाफे के तरीके बता रहे हैं.. 💰

⚠️पैसे इन्वेस्ट करने से पहले ऐसे प्रमोशनल कंटेन्ट की वास्तविकता जानिए इस वीडियो के माध्यम से ..📹

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