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AI-GENERATED CONTENT ALERT BY DELHI POLICE #PIBFactCheck ❌The post contains AI-generated/manipulated visuals. The CCTV footage image is fake. 💠Citizens are advised not to circulate such malicious content. 💠Sharing such posts may attract legal action against the profile owners. 🔗x.lingyaoai.com/DelhiPolice/status/210… 💡 Flag suspicious content related to the Central Government to PIB Fact Check. 📱 WhatsApp: +91 8799711259 📩 factcheck@pib.gov.in
FACT CHECK The post contains AI-generated/manipulated visuals. The CCTV footage image is fake. Citizens are advised not to circulate such malicious content. Sharing such posts, may attract legal action against the profile owners. #DPUpdates #FactCheck
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AI-GENERATED CONTENT ALERT BY DELHI POLICE #PIBFactCheck The post contains AI-generated/manipulated visuals. The CCTV footage image is fake. Citizens are advised not to circulate such malicious content. Sharing such posts, may attract legal action against the profile owners.
FACT CHECK The post contains AI-generated/manipulated visuals. The CCTV footage image is fake. Citizens are advised not to circulate such malicious content. Sharing such posts, may attract legal action against the profile owners. #DPUpdates #FactCheck
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🚨 Trace the Truth ❌ Pakistan-based propaganda account are circulating an old video with a fabricated claim that the Indian Army and Madhya Pradesh Police opened fire on Muslims inside a mosque in Madhya Pradesh, causing several casualties, after which protesters allegedly set Indian Army trucks on fire. ✅ FACT: The viral footage is being presented with a false and misleading context. The video is from an unrelated incident in Senapati, Manipur, in July 2026, where a mob attacked an Assam Rifles camp following a security operation. 🔗 See the original context: x.lingyaoai.com/republic/status/207722… 🔗 PRO’s statement on 15 July, 2026 x.lingyaoai.com/prodefkohima/status/20… 🎯 @GoI_MeitY: Pakistan-based propaganda account @indiantiwari01 using a fake Indian identity is recycling footage from an unrelated Manipur incident and attaching a fabricated Madhya Pradesh mosque narrative to mislead viewers, fuel communal tensions and falsely blame the Indian Armed Forces. ♻️ Old Manipur footage + False Madhya Pradesh location + Fabricated mosque shooting claim + Sensational casualty narrative = Recycled disinformation aimed at fuelling communal tensions. ⚠️ Verify before you amplify. #FactCheck #IndianArmy #AssamRifles #Manipur #MadhyaPradesh #CognitiveCitizen @adgpi @easterncomd @Spearcorps @official_dgar @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY
🇮🇳 Acting Based on credible intelligence inputs, regarding the movement of armed cadres and possible violations of Ceasefire Ground Rules, #AssamRifles launched area domination & search operations in the general area of Makuilongdi village, Senapati dist, #Manipur, amid unprovoked disruption from the villagers. 🪖 Despite communication with the village authorities to avoid escalation and subsequent withdrawal of columns, a violent mob attacked the Assam Rifles camp, indulging in stone pelting, arson and vandalism. 👉🏼 Exercising maximum restraint the security forces deployed minimum force to disperse the crowd, along with @manipur_police & @crpfindia. 🎯 No casualties are reported. The situation is under control and remains peaceful. @adgpi @easterncomd @Spearcorps @official_dgar @govt_of_manipur @LokBhavManipur
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A pamphlet is reportedly circulating in agrochemical industry circles, claiming that Paraquat Dichloride has been banned with a two-year period for the sale of existing stocks. #FactCheck: ❌ The claim is misleading 🔹 Paraquat Dichloride registration is prohibited under the Insecticides Act, 1968, due to concerns regarding serious health and safety risks. 🔹 All existing registrations are cancelled with immediate effect and must be surrendered. 🔹 States have been directed to ensure compliance. 🔹 No grace period for the sale or distribution of existing stocks. 📌 Always verify such information through official and credible sources before believing or sharing it. #FactCheck #FakeNewsAlert #Misinformation #factchecking #FakeNews #PublicAwareness #StayInformed #VerifyBeforeYouShare #AgriGoI
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🚨 Filter the Fiction ❌ Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a fabricated document claiming that GOC 15 Corps, Lt Gen Balbir Singh, has been removed from command and ordered to report to HQ with immediate effect, allegedly following Pakistan’s DG ISPR press conference. ✅ The document is an AI generated fake document with prominent red flags overlooked in AI rendered letter by the propaganda accounts. ✅ The Pak backed LeT terrorist Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Musa was killed by Indian Army in a joint operation on 29th September 2026. 🔗 x.lingyaoai.com/chinarcorpsia/status/2… 🎯 Disinformation Pattern: Fake document + Self-invented claims + Fabricated formatting + Coordinated amplification = Misleading narrative targeting the Indian Armed Forces. 📱 @GoI_MeitY: The following handles have been identified in coordinated propaganda using exactly same content from 9:22 PM to 11:22 PM: ​@ReturnBabaS, @Shadowfox_11, @Rimland_Intel, @Khorasanghag_, @WarUpdatespp, @Zarb_E_Zulfqar, @ConflictWatchX, @uthmanrumi2025 and @Crucible0001 ⚠️ Verify information through official and credible sources before sharing. Do not amplify unverified or contextless claims. #FactCheck #CoordinatedInauthenticBehaviour #IndianArmy #FakeDocument #CognitiveCitizen @adgpi @NorthernComd_IA @ChinarcorpsIA @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY
Replying to @ChinarcorpsIA
Update: OP KORAG Further to the ongoing operation, during the search early morning in General Area Palmaidan, body of Pak based Lashkar-e-Taiba ( LeT) terrorist, identified as Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa recovered along with war like stores. Operation under progress. #Kashmir @adgpi @NorthernComd_IA @PRODefSrinagar
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🚨MISLEADING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS 🚨 An old video from 2024 is being circulated on social media with the misleading claim that a person is deliberately damaging the window of a Vande Bharat train. #PIBFactCheck ✅ The person seen in the video is breaking an already damaged/cracked glass pane to remove and replace it with a new one. It is a maintenance activity Read:
Replying to @ibmindia20
हाँ, यह सितंबर 2024 का पुराना वीडियो है। अहमदाबाद के कंकड़िया इंटीग्रेटेड कोचिंग डिपो में वंदे भारत ट्रेन की मेंटेनेंस के दौरान कॉन्ट्रैक्ट वर्कर मनीष कुमार गुप्ता टूटे कांच को हथौड़े से तोड़कर बदल रहे थे। नियमित रखरखाव है, तोड़फोड़ नहीं।
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Contrary to a few reports, it is clarified that space for the Central Secretariat Library has been provided for in the Kartavya Path redevelopment plan. The necessary process for construction of the library is underway.
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A Gazette circulating on social media , purportedly issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), claims that the Central Government has declared every Saturday a public holiday for all Public Sector Banks , including SBI. #PIBFactCheck: ❌ The document being circulated is #Fake. ✅ No such notification has been issued by @FinMinIndia declaring every Saturday as public holiday for public sector banks. 💡 Flag suspicious content related to the Central Government to PIB Fact Check. 📱 WhatsApp: +91 8799711259 📧 factcheck@pib.gov.in
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🚨 Detect the Deepfake ❌ Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating an AI-generated video of Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, accompanied by fabricated claims alleging that he said India would support the Afghan Taliban, TTP and ISKP, while targeting Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other pressure points in Pakistan. ✅ FACT: The claim is completely fake and fabricated. The video is AI-generated altering the original speech of the COAS Gen Dhiraj Seth at the NDTV Defence Summit 2026. 📍Original Video 🔗: x.lingyaoai.com/ndtv/status/2104100277… 🎯 @GoI_MeitY: Pak based propaganda accounts like @Quantm_Pulse, @TacticalTribun, @InshalSiddiquii and @zaryabali720 are routinely attaching fabricated remarks to malign India and the Indian Armed Forces. ♻️ AI-generated video + fabricated remarks + false attribution + misleading context = recycled propaganda designed to spread disinformation against India. ⚠️ Verify before you amplify. #FactCheck #CognitiveCitizen #IndianArmy #PakistanPropaganda @adgpi @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY @SpokespersonMoD @ndtv
#NDTVDefenceSummit2026 | 'Land Will Always Be Tangible Factor Of War Victory': Chief Of Army Staff Dhiraj Seth ndtv.com/india-news/ndtv-def…
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AI-MANIPULATED VIDEO ALERT A video purportedly showing a Punjab Police officer making a claim about the involvement of a relative of Union Home Minister in the Lovely Professional University incident is being circulated on social media. ❌ The video is digitally manipulated and fake. The content has been altered using AI technology to create a misleading impression. 🔎 Do not share unverified videos or claims. Check information against credible, independently verifiable sources before accepting or sharing it. #PIBFactCheck #FakeNews #FactCheck
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🚨 Spot the Synthetic ❌ A digitally altered video of COAS General Dhiraj Seth is being circulated with a fabricated claim that he narrated “Major Rajendra Pratap drank cow urine for 40 days to quench his thirst during the 1965 war” and that modern Army personnel should continue such a practice. ❌ This clip is AI generated and manipulated by @InsiderWB, where the genuine footage of the Army Chief is falsely attributed with fictitious words that are unrelated to the original event. ✅ FACT: COAS General Dhiraj Seth visited the Operation Drishti Mega Eye Surgical Camp at Tangdhar, Kupwara, Jammu & Kashmir, where he interacted with patients and Army veterans and reviewed their welfare and healthcare concerns. There was no narration of such story. 👉See original Video Here: x.lingyaoai.com/PTI_News/status/210340… 🎯 Disinformation Pattern: Genuine COAS footage + digitally altered audio + unrelated historical claim + provocative caption = misleading synthetic propaganda. ⚠️ Don’t let manipulated audio rewrite reality. Verify before you amplify. #FactCheck #SyntheticGeneratedInformation #IndianArmy #OperationDrishti @adgpi @NorthernComd_IA @ChinarcorpsIA @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY
VIDEO | Jammu and Kashmir: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth visits mega cataract surgery camp organised by the Indian Army at Tangdhar in Kupwara district; interacts with patients and army veterans. (Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 ❌ Several social media posts with a video claiming that a protest against EVMs and Chief Election Commissioner is taking place at Jantar Mantar. #𝐏𝐈𝐁𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 ✅ 𝐎𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. ⚠️ Do not fall for misleading claims or unverified information. Rely only on verified sources. 📲 WhatsApp: +91 8799711259 📧 Email: factcheck@pib.gov.in Read More: x.lingyaoai.com/DCPNewDelhi/status/210…
🚨 MISINFORMATION ALERT 🚨 The claim of a live, massive protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar today is false. The Video is Old: The footage being shared is archived material from a past event. Legal action will be taken against those found deliberately spreading misinformation or circulating misleading content. @LtGovDelhi #DPUpdates #HelloPoliceStation #HelloDelhiPolice #FactCheck #Misinformation
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MISLEADING and FALSE Media Reports ❌ Misleading media reports state that the President of India has returned the “West Bengal Anti-Goonda Bill.” ✅ The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India , has clarified that The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026 is still under examination. ⚠️ Do not fall for misleading reports or unverified information. Rely only on verified sources Read More: x.lingyaoai.com/PIBHomeAffairs/status/…
The Government of West Bengal sent "The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026”, reserved by the Governor of West Bengal, for consideration and assent of the President of India. The Bill was circulated among concerned Ministries/Department of the Central Government for examination and comments. The Bill is still under examination.
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क्या आपको भी India Post की ओर से गिफ्ट मिलने का कोई मैसेज आया है? 🎁 ❌ India Post के नाम पर वायरल हो रहे फ्री गिफ्ट और सर्वे वाले मैसेज पूरी तरह से #फर्जी हैं। 🚨 स्कैमर्स आपकी निजी और बैंकिंग जानकारी चुराने के लिए ऐसे भ्रामक लिंक भेज रहे हैं। इस धोखाधड़ी का सच क्या है और इससे कैसे सुरक्षित रहा जाए, इसकी पूरी जानकारी के लिए देखिए यह वीडियो 📹 🔸केंद्र सरकार से संबंधित किसी भी प्रकार का संदिग्ध कंटेंट @PIBFactCheck को भेजिए, वास्तविकता हम आपको बताएंगे 📲 WhatsApp: +91 8799711259 📧 Email: factcheck@pib.gov.in #IndiaPost #PIBFactCheck
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The headline of a newspaper clipping published by @livemint claims that banks have been asked to stock up ATMs ahead of UPI fee roll out. #PIBFactCheck: ❌ The claim being made in the headline is #fake . ✅ No such instructions have been issued by @RBI or the @FinMinIndia to stock up ATMs ahead of the UPI fee roll-out on 15 October. 💡 Flag suspicious content related to the Central Government to PIB Fact Check. 📱 WhatsApp: +91 8799711259 📧 factcheck@pib.gov.in
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Scammers may use familiar bank names, logos and attractive “pension card” benefits to make fake social media Ads appear genuine Cyber fraud का शिकार होने पर तुरंत 1930 पर Call करें या cybercrime.gov.in पर Report करें #CyberDost #SeniorSafety #PensionScam #FakeAds #CyberFraud @mygovindia @_DigitalIndia @SakshamSenior
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🚨#Facebook पेज 'Old Ji' द्वारा प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के कई वीडियो शेयर किए जा रहे हैं, जिनमें पीएम को पुराने नोट और सिक्कों की खरीद से संबंधी घोषणा करते हुए दिखाया गया है। #PIBFactCheck ❌ ये सभी वीडियो #फर्जी हैं और AI तकनीक (डीपफेक) की मदद से बनाए गए हैं। ✅ प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा ऐसी कोई घोषणा नहीं की गई है। ⚠️ ऐसे भ्रामक और लुभावने दावे करने वाले वीडियो से सावधान रहें। किसी भी संदिग्ध वीडियो या लिंक को शेयर/फॉरवर्ड न करें। ▶️ सरकारी योजनाओं की सही और प्रमाणिक जानकारी के लिए आधिकारिक वेबसाइट myscheme.gov.in पर विज़िट करें।
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💻 Did you come across the Free Laptop Scheme message? ⚠️ A #WhatsApp message is being circulated claiming that the Government has invited applications from students for free laptops under the 'National Student Laptop Scheme 2026.' #PIBFactCheck ❌This claim is #FAKE . ✅ The Government of India has neither announced any scheme by this name nor invited applications from students for free laptops. ⚠️ Beware! Fraudsters often use attractive offers such as free laptops, scholarships, or cash benefits to lure people into sharing personal, financial, or banking information.
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