PIB Fact Check till 6:30 a.m., 09.05.2025
A barrage of coordinated disinformation has been carried out by certain social media handles in general, and mainstream media in particular, in Pakistan with the sole objective of instilling fear among the Indian masses. This psychological warfare has been actively debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) over the last few weeks. In addition, Indian media and social media users have also been falling for misinformation. The Fact Check Unit of PIB set the record straight and debunked misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies. A total of seven videos were fact-checked between 2200 hrs on May 08, 2025, and 0630 hrs on May 09, 2025. A list of the fact-checked videos, along with their links, is compiled below:
- A video of a drone attack in Jalandhar was widely circulated to create panic among the masses. PIB investigated the video and found it to be an unrelated video of a farm fire. The video had a timestamp of 7:39 p.m., while the drone attack began later. This was corroborated by the DC of Jalandhar.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/Jalandharadmin/posts/pfbid0E2xxyW8SYWWUD5Vaje3QwzL3r2zARR6d4hmSVfajgTbAsy1VFrBsqMxpfmkuiYdil?rdid=zONIbv21N1ARi71n
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920573308502004108 - An Indian post was falsely claimed to be destroyed by the Pakistani army in one of the fake videos spread online. The video was shared and amplified by a number of fake and unverified accounts. PIB found the claim to be completely false and confirmed it was staged, as there is no unit called “20 Raj Battalion” in the Indian Army. The video was part of a coordinated propaganda campaign.
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920563445700890909 - An old video was shared on social media with the claim that Pakistan had launched a missile attack on India in retaliation. PIB, upon fact-checking, busted this disinformation. The video was actually of the explosion that took place in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2020.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkykPt9ISyk
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920549148438245721 - Information regarding a fidayeen attack on an Army brigade in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, was widely shared. Upon fact-checking, PIB confirmed that no such fidayeen or suicide attack occurred on any Army cantonment. The false claim was solely intended to mislead and cause confusion. The video was accordingly flagged.
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920533172405592286 - A letter claimed that Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Gen. V.K. Narayan had sent a confidential message regarding military preparedness to an Army officer of Northern Command. PIB fact-checked and found that Gen. V.K. Narayan is not the CoAS, and confirmed the letter to be completely fake.
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920521614908928063 - A social media post falsely claimed that the Indian military used Ambala Airbase to attack Amritsar and its own citizens. PIB found the claim to be completely baseless and part of a concerted misinformation campaign. In response, PIB provided a detailed press release from the Ministry of Defence, exposing the real picture.
Press release link: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2127670
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920506467536564710 - A social media post claimed that entry into airports across India had been banned. PIB busted and debunked this fake narrative, confirming that no such decision had been taken by the government.
PIB X link: https://x.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1920536096951210303
PIB continues to actively engage in debunking fake news, busting myths, and protecting the national interest and sovereignty of the nation.
