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Countering misinformation on Govt. policies/schemes.

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🚨 FAKE NEWS ALERT

Several social media accounts are sharing a video claiming that the runway at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport is submerged in rainwater.

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❌ This claim is #FAKE.

✅ This video is from April 2024, when Dubai Airport experienced rare heavy rainstorms, causing planes to struggle to navigate through floodwater.

🔗 https://youtube.com/shorts/YEJoQsuilnU?si=lNvJLMnobYu_sNTR

✅ Always verify such claims through reliable and official sources before believing or sharing them.
Be like the blue-beanie bro: skeptical, smart, and checking your sources. When someone pitches a sketchy "guaranteed money" scheme, don't fall for the hype.

Stay sharp, verify the facts, and never get caught sharing a fake scheme! ✅

#PIBFactCheck #ThinkBeforeYouClick
Several social media posts are claiming that a hostel building in Delhi University’s South Campus has collapsed.

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❌ This claim is #Misleading.

✅ The building that collapsed was a private paying guest (PG) accommodation in Satya Niketan, South-West Delhi, located near Delhi University’s South Campus.

✅ The collapsed building was not a hostel belonging to Delhi University’s South Campus.

✅ Always verify such claims through reliable and official sources before believing or sharing them.
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📢‘SN Bihar Dastak’ नामक इंस्टाग्राम अकाउंट द्वारा साझा की गई एक रील में दावा किया जा रहा है कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भारत में #Instagram को बंद करने का निर्णय लिया है।

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❌ यह दावा #फर्जी है।

✅ भारत सरकार अथवा प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा देश में इंस्टाग्राम पर प्रतिबंध लगाने संबंधी ऐसी कोई घोषणा नहीं की गई है।

⚠️ ऐसे भ्रामक दावों पर विश्वास न करें। किसी भी जानकारी को आगे साझा करने से पहले आधिकारिक स्रोतों से सत्यापन करें।
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SCAM ALERT

⚠️ A fraudulent website is impersonating the Government of India’s National Portal of India and offering Quantum AI investment schemes in the name of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, promising assured monthly earnings of more than Rs 2,00,000 for a one-time investment of Rs 20,000.

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❌ Beware! This website is #Fake and running a phishing #Scam .

✅ Neither the Finance Minister nor the Government of India has endorsed any such Quantum AI investment scheme or platform.

🔸 Do not share your bank details or OTPs with unknown websites, links, calls, or messages..

🔗 Visit the correct National Portal of India https://www.india.gov.in/ for verified information and services being provided by the Government to citizens and other stakeholders.
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💸 Don’t Fall for ‘Easy Money’ Scams Online ⚠️

A video circulating on social media shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly endorsing an investment scheme that promises an assured income of ₹25 lakh per month for an initial investment of ₹22,000.

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❌ The video is FAKE and AI-generated.

✅ Neither the Government of India nor the Prime Minister has endorsed any such investment platform or scheme.

🔸 Do not share your bank details, OTPs or other financial information with unknown websites, links, callers or messages.

🔴 Flag suspicious content related to the Government of India to PIB Fact Check
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Facebook हैंडल ‘Sarkari Yojna’ द्वारा एक वीडियो साझा कर दावा किया जा रहा है कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सभी राशन कार्ड धारकों को मुफ्त में ट्रैक्टर देने की घोषणा की है।

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❌ यह दावा फर्जी है।

✅ प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi द्वारा ऐसी कोई घोषणा नहीं की गई है।

⚠️ कृपया ऐसे लुभावने दावों के झांसे में न आएं और किसी भी जानकारी पर विश्वास करने से पहले उसकी सत्यता अवश्य जांच लें।

🔸 केंद्र सरकार की योजनाओं की प्रामाणिक जानकारी के लिए http://myscheme.gov.in पर विजिट करें।
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Multiple fake appointment letters are being circulated on social media in the name of the Ministry of Rural Development.

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❌ These letters are fake and have no association with the Ministry of Rural Development

🚨 Beware of such fraudulent documents circulating in the name of Goverment of India & never forward them.

📢 Send suspicious documents to @PIBFactCheck for verification👇

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Some social media posts claim that, for the first time in the 72-year history of the National Film Awards (NFA), the ceremony is being held outside Delhi, in Kevadia, Gujarat.

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❌ This claim is #Misleading.

✅ Traditionally, National Film Awards have been held in Delhi. However, the ceremony has been held outside the national capital in the past as well. The 17th National Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 in Chennai.

🔗https://web.archive.org/web/20181104010300/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/97_18thNfacatalogue.pdf

✅ The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has decided to organise the National Film Awards in other parts of the country as well. Thus, this year, the ceremony is being held in Kevadia, Gujarat.

🔗https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2307783&v=9&reg=48&lang=2

🚨 Send any suspicious claims related to the Government of India to @PIBFactCheck:

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A video is being circulated by #Pakistani propaganda accounts with the claim that Indian security forces are facing resistance from locals during a cordon-and-search operation in Batamaloo, Srinagar.

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▶️ The video is old and unrelated to Batamaloo, Srinagar.

▶️ The video is actually from Bishnupur, Manipur.

⚠️ Beware of such misleading content being circulated to malign the Indian Army and security forces.
A video is being shared online alleging that Indian youth have announced large-scale protests in Delhi during the #BRICS Summit.

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🔎 The video being shared is old and unrelated.

⚠️ Beware of social media accounts repeatedly sharing unverified, false and misleading claims.

🔰Always verify information through credible and official sources before believing or sharing such content.
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🚨 A video is being shared online claiming that Prime Minister @narendramodi gifted a portrait of himself to Chinese President #XiJinping

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❌ The claim is #FAKE

✅ The porcelain memento featuring PM Narendra Modi's image was gifted by Chinese President Xi Jinping to PM Narendra Modi in #Mamallapuram on 12 October 2019.

🔗https://x.com/PIB_India/status/1182921655732989952?s=20

🔗https://in.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/xwfw/zgxw/202007/P020210622244707034146.pdf

🔰 Always verify information through credible and official sources before believing or sharing it.
🚨 SCAM ALERT!

A loan approval letter is circulating, claiming to grant a loan amount worth ₹20 Lakhs under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana on payment of ₹3,250/- as agreement charges.

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❌ The letter is #FAKE.

✅ MUDRA does not provide direct loans to individuals or micro-entrepreneurs. It is a refinancing agency.

🔗 For authentic information, visit: http://mudra.org.in/FAQ

🛑 Stay cautious. Help STOP misinformation. Flag misleading content related to the Government of India immediately:

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📩 Email: factcheck@pib.gov.in
Pakistani propaganda accounts claim that an explosion rocked New Delhi, killing eight people, just minutes before the #BRICSSummit 2026 was set to conclude.

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❌ This claim is #Fake.

✅The video being circulated is OLD and unrelated to the ongoing #BRICS Summit:
🔗https://youtu.be/gb-ljOXzpYs?si=kjr3Z_LQ920v_rO6

🔰 Always verify information through credible and official sources before believing or sharing it.

🚨 Report suspicious claims related to the Government of India to
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Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating an edited video claiming that an Indian Army convoy was attacked in Chhattisgarh, killing 8 soldiers.

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❌ This claim is #FAKE

✅ The video is digitally edited by stitching together unrelated clips to create a false narrative.

✅ There has been NO SUCH ATTACK on an Indian Army convoy in Chhattisgarh

🔗https://x.com/MythbusterXX/status/2099201253586727227?s=20
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🚨 #Facebook पेज 'Extra Yojana' द्वारा प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का एक डीप फेक वीडियो साझा कर दावा किया जा रहा है कि सरकार द्वारा एक बेटी के लिए ₹1 लाख और दो बेटियों के लिए ₹2 लाख दिए जा रहे हैं।

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❌ यह दावा #फर्जी है।

✅ केंद्र सरकार व प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi द्वारा ऐसी कोई घोषणा नहीं की गई है।

⚠️ ऐसे लुभावने दावों से सावधान रहें। संदिग्ध लिंक या पंजीकरण फॉर्म पर अपनी व्यक्तिगत या वित्तीय जानकारी साझा न करें।

📣 सरकारी योजनाओं से जुड़ी जानकारी के लिए केवल आधिकारिक स्रोतों पर भरोसा करें।
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🚨 Beware! It's a scam.

An advertisement on #Facebook is circulating a video falsely showing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman endorsing an investment scheme that claims to offer ₹90,000 per day on an initial investment of just ₹22,000.

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❌ The video has been created using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

✅ Neither Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman nor the Government of India has endorsed, authorised, or promoted any such investment scheme or platform.

⚠️ Scammers often use AI-generated videos, fabricated endorsements, and promises of extraordinary returns to deceive people into fraudulent investment schemes.
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A video on Facebook falsely depicts External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar promoting an investment scheme that promises returns of ₹90,000 per day on an initial investment of ₹22,000.

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❌ The video has been manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

✅ External Affairs Minister have not endorsed or promoted any such investment scheme or platform.

⚠️ Avoid clicking on suspicious links or sharing your personal and financial detail
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⚠️ Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a video with the claim that an IAF MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during landing due to pilot error.

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❌ Beware! This claim is #Fake.

✅ The footage in the claim is from a video game called War Thunder
🔗https://youtube.com/shorts/dVu0eMztePo?si=cjRiEtWvsbACtFYd

🔎 If you come across any suspicious content related to the Government of India, report it to @PIBFactCheck

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Pakistani propaganda accounts has claimed that on the orders of Lt Gen VMB Krishnan, the Indian Army shot two women in Manipur and set their homes on fire.

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❌ This claim is #FAKE

✅ Suspected terrorists attacked a hill village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district and burnt down at least two houses while engaging in an exchange of fire with security forces.

Read more: https://x.com/MythbusterXX/status/2100263605837181275?s=20
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Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a video purportedly showing Parvathaneni Harish, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, claiming during a UNSC meeting on the Situation in Afghanistan that Amnesty International analysed 2,596 Indian shipments to Israel since October 2023.

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❌ This video is #FAKE and AI-generated.

🔸 Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish did not make any such statement.

▶️ Watch the original, unedited video here: https://x.com/IndiaUNNewYork/status/2100275501851877641?s=20

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