Fact Check: Fake claim of an Indian arrested by Bahrain authorities for spying for Mossad shared

Amid the ongoing military conflict between Iran and Israel-America, several Pakistan-based X accounts are circulating a photo claiming that authorities in Bahrain have detained an Indian national, Nitin Mohan, a telecommunications engineer, for transmitting sensitive geospatial data, photographs, and video reconnaissance of strategic locations to Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence service. They also wrote on X […]

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Fact Check: Manipur has not issued a separate ₹500 currency, a fake claim

Pakistani propaganda accounts and their associated users are continuously sharing fake and misleading information on social media regarding the Indian state of Manipur. These users are sharing images of 500 rupee currency notes, claiming that Manipur has issued its own currency, separate from the Indian rupee. The note bears the inscription “Central Bank of Manipur.” […]

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Deepfakes and Democracy: India’s Information Crisis in the AI Age

By Mohd Fahad The writer is Editor (National Desk) at First India  When a convincingly realistic video surfaced, appearing to show senior parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor making controversial political remarks, it spread across social media with familiar speed. Within hours, reactions hardened, outrage circulated, and partisan commentary followed. Only later did clarification arrive: the video was […]

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Fake video claims CDS Anil Chauhan responded to Pakistani DG ISPR threats

A video circulated by a Pakistan-based account features the Indian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan. In this video, he allegedly responds to recent threats issued by Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The account, under the username @InsiderWB on X, posted the video with […]

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Fake Indian Identity, Real Pakistani Location: A Pakistan-Based Propaganda Network Operating on X

Multiple coordinated handles operating from Pakistan are actively spreading anti-India narratives on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Investigations reveal that at least seven such accounts are systematically sharing misinformation, propaganda, and psychological warfare content targeting India. Interestingly, some of these users display India as their location on their profiles to masquerade as Indian […]

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Video of Indian Navy Chief claiming that the Indian Navy wisely opted out of Operation Sindoor is fake

As India celebrates its Navy Day today, a 48-second video featuring Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has circulated by a pro-Pakistan handle, claiming that he stated the Indian Navy intentionally chose to abstain from Operation Sindoor to avoid “global embarrassment.” The video also suggests that the Indian Air Force could learn from this decision. […]

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