PIB Fact Check

🚨 Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour Exposed ❌ A digitally altered video attributed to Wg Cdr Praful Bakshi (Retd) is being circulated, alleging that the terrorist attack on CRPF personnel in Kulgam was a “false-flag operation” orchestrated to divert public attention from Congress protests, demands for the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation and mounting political pressure on the government. ✅ Wg Cdr Praful Bakshi (Retd) did not make any such comments in the original video. He talked about the terrorist organisations and need for offensive and coordinated actions. ✅ Original Video 🔗 : xitter.twitterapi.xyz/ANI/status/21205419125… ♻️ Disinformation Pattern: Kulgam Terror Attack + Copybook ISPR False-Flag Allegations + Video Manipulation + Political Conspiracy Narrative + Coordinated Amplification = Misleading Security Disinformation. 📍@GoI_MeitY: The following 9 x handles are involved in coordinated circulation of the Kulgam false-flag narrative between 2345 hrs on 11 November 2026 and 0129 hrs on 12 November 2026: @DiyaKapoor113, @realAngelii, @Scarjajt, @realtoooba, @VasooliBhai_50, @Rakeshk5231, @ThokaReturns, @emir_s35550016 and @pk_updates786. ⚠️ Verify viral videos and claims through credible sources before sharing. #FactCheck #Kulgam #CRPF #CognitiveCitizen @adgpi @NorthernComd_IA @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY @SpokespersonMoD @crpfindia

🚨 Detect the Deepfake ❌ A digitally manipulated video of Defence Minister @rajnathsingh is being circulated, falsely portraying him as acknowledging low morale among Indian Army personnel during Diwali celebrations. The fabricated remarks claim, “I know your morale is low and so is ours,” followed by statements suggesting that the Army is going through difficult times and hoping for better days ahead. ✅ The false claims are digitally manipulated. The original video shows Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh addressing Indian Army personnel at Sherathang War Memorial in Sikkim on the occasion of Diwali. He said “I extend my heartfelt Diwali greetings to you and your family members. The fact that we are able to light Diwali lamps in our homes today is because of the supreme sacrifice made by our brave soldiers. They laid down their lives to protect the country's security and sovereignty. I also extend my heartfelt Diwali greetings to their families..." ♻️ Disinformation Pattern: Genuine Diwali Address + Suspected Digitally Altered Audio + Fabricated Low-Morale Remarks + False Attribution to Defence Minister = Misleading Military Disinformation. 📍 @GoI_MeitY: The following 5 handles have been identified as circulating the same content between 1842 hrs and 1943 hrs on 09 November 2026: @BabaThokaIndia, @IndiaGenzzz, @ThokaReturns, @DeshMonitor and @Baba_Arabian ⚠️ Verify the original speech and official sources before sharing suspicious videos. Digitally manipulated content can mislead the public and distort statements by senior defence leadership. #FactCheck #IndianArmy #Sikkim #FakeNews #CognitiveCitizen @adgpi @easterncomd @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY @SpokespersonMoD

🚨 Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour Exposed ❌ Several suspected Pak-sponsored social media accounts are circulating misleading claims that Chinese forces have severely defeated Indian troops, advanced nearly 50 km into Arunachal Pradesh and established PLA control over Indian territory. ✅ These false claims are being amplified in a coordinated manner to promote a misleading anti-Indian Army narrative. 📍 @GoI_MeitY: The following 6 handles have been identified as circulating the same content between 1506 hrs on 06 November 2026 and 0146 hrs on 07 November 2026: @SongWeilonzob1, @letmehandleyou1, @_Finding_sarah, @DarkReal09, @War_Updates5 and @sumit_sarkr. ♻️ Disinformation Pattern: Fabricated Military Defeat + Exaggerated Territorial Incursion + Unsubstantiated PLA Control Claims = Misleading Anti-Indian Army Narrative. ⚠️ Always verify border-related claims through credible and official sources before sharing. #IndianArmy #ArunachalPradesh #FactCheckIndia #CognitiveCitizen @adgpi @easterncomd @PIBFactCheck @GoI_MeitY @SpokespersonMoD

🚨 Trace the Truth ❌ Pak-based social media accounts are circulating a false claim that a helicopter carrying the family of Indian Army Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra was hit by rebels in Uttarakhand. ✅ The actual unfortunate incident involved a Bharat Trans Aviation helicopter operating from Badrinath to Sahastradhara, which crashed at approximately 1:14 PM. The claim linking the incident to Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra’s family and an alleged rebel attack is misleading and unsupported. 👉Original News 🔗: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/… ♻️ Disinformation Pattern: Helicopter crash + Fabricated military-family connection + False rebel-attack narrative = Misleading anti-India propaganda. ⚠️ Verify Before You Amplify. #IndianArmy #FactCheckIndia #FakeNews #PakistanPropaganda #CognitiveCitizen @adgpi @PIBFactCheck @suryacommand @GoI_MeitY @SpokespersonMoD