Is FATF going to blacklist India for terrorism on foreign soil? Discover the facts here

Some Pak-based handles took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and claimed that FATF to officially black list India for terrorism on foreign soil, reports.

An account with username @NavCom24 posted an image on X and wrote: “Just in, Canada has expelled the entire diplomatic staff of the Indian embassy”

The account is better known for posting misinformation against India on X.

Following this, several Pak handles such as Digital Pakistan and others also made this claim asserting similar facts. The preview can be seen here, here, and here

Fact-check

In the probe, the DFRAC team found that the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) had lauded India’s efforts to implement measures to tackle illicit finance including money laundering and terror funding.

We found a press release on the Ministry of Finance’s official website posted on September 19, 2024, with the headline: “FATF lauds India’s efforts to implement measures to tackle illicit finance including money laundering and terror funding, Places India  in “regular follow-up”  which is the highest rating category by FATF”

According to the press release, in its Mutual Evaluation Report for India ‘Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorism Financing Measures’, the FATF emphasizes that India has achieved high-level technical compliance across the FATF Recommendations and has taken significant steps to implement measures to tackle illicit finance.

Upon investigating further, we discovered that multiple media outlets such as Business Standard, The Economic Times, & The Hindu reported this news in Sep, 2024 citing that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has praised India’s efforts in combating money laundering and terror financing, urging faster prosecutions in financial fraud cases. The report highlights the need for improvements in prosecution and protection of the non-profit sector from exploitation by the terrorist group

Apparently, there is no evidence available claiming that FATF to officially black list India for terrorism on foreign soil.

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that the claim made by Pak-based handles is misleading as India has been lauded by FATF for its efforts in combating money laundering and terror financing.

Analysis: Misleading