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PIB debunks AI Deepfake of Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi circulated by Pakistani accounts claiming India helped track the Iranian warship

OpIndia Staff - 9 March, 2026

PIB has flagged a viral clip of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi as an AI-generated deepfake spread by Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming India shared intelligence with Israel about the Iranian warship sunk by an American submarine.

Fact check: PIB exposes fake video of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calling to ‘Saffronise’ Indian army

OpIndia Staff - 19 February, 2026

The PIB has declared a viral video of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as fake and digitally altered.

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Government of India debunks Reuters claim on forcing smartphone makers to share source code, calls report fake

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2026

PIB Fact Check said no regulation has been finalised, stressing that MeitY is only holding routine stakeholder consultations on mobile security standards and that any framework, if proposed, will follow due process and industry engagement.

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Pakistani social media handles peddle doctored video showing Indian Chief of Naval Staff blaming Modi govt for ‘failure’ during Operation Sindoor, PIB debunks lies

OpIndia Staff - 29 August, 2025

The doctored video was widely shared by Pakistani propaganda handles on social media to mislead people and push an anti-India narrative.

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Fake news derailed: PIB busts viral reports claiming bullet train won’t run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, confirms project on track

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2025

The Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Corridor spans 508 km and is being developed using Japan’s Shinkansen (bullet train) technology.

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The Print spreads fake news claiming Centre is conducting study to assess sudden deaths of young Indians after COVID-19, gets fact-checked by PIB

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2025

The Print falsely claimed that the study will examine the rise in deaths among people under 45 years of age and its connection with COVID-19 vaccine.

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PIB fact-checks “microphone muted” claim by Mamata Banerjee, Nirmala Sitharaman says Bengal CM alloted due time at NITI Aayog meeting

ANI - 27 July, 2024

The central government's fact checking body on Saturday refuted as "misleading" the claim made by WB CM Mamata Banerjee about her microphone being switched off during a NITI Aayog meeting

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Supreme Court stays notification of union govt’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules

ANI - 21 March, 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the March 20 notification of Fact Check Unit by the Centre government under the IT rules

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PIB Fact Check notified as the authorised fact check unit of the Central Government under IT rules

OpIndia Staff - 20 March, 2024

The Government of India on 20 March notified the Fact Check Unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) as the fact check unit of the Central Government.

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