Overview
- Government fact-checkers confirmed multiple videos were AI-generated with fabricated audio over real footage of General Upendra Dwivedi and President Droupadi Murmu.
- PIB shared the original, unedited clips from the Constitution Day address and recent defence events, urging users to verify content before sharing.
- Authorities blocked one X account that posted the doctored President video, and flagged several Pakistan-based handles as key amplifiers.
- False claims included the Army Chief proposing an Arunachal Pradesh handover to China, admitting Rafale losses to Chinese tech, and commenting on Sonam Wangchuk’s alleged custodial death.
- PIB also dismissed a viral letter alleging IAF Chief A. P. Singh’s resignation as a fake, while WION said it had flagged a doctored Dwivedi clip before the official debunk.