New Delhi, March 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government on Monday debunked false claims circulating on social media and warned about an AI-generated deepfake video of General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, being shared by Pakistani propaganda accounts to mislead the public.

In a post on X, the official handle PIB Fact Check said that certain Pakistani propaganda accounts were spreading fabricated allegations that, on the orders of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Vice Chief of Navy Sanjay Vatsayan assisted in an attack on an Iranian ship and that Naval Chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi was preparing to resign.

The PIB categorically dismissed these claims as “fake”, stating that they are part of an ongoing disinformation campaign targeting India.

“Pakistani propaganda account is spreading false claims that, on the orders of India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Vice Chief of Navy Sanjay Vatsayan assisted in an attack on an Iranian ship and that Naval Chief Dinesh Kumar Tripathi is preparing to resign,” PIB Fact Check said.

It clarified that the allegations are completely baseless and urged citizens to rely only on official government sources for credible information.

In a separate alert, PIB also warned about a digitally manipulated video of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi that is being circulated online with fabricated statements.

According to the fact-checking unit, the video falsely claims that General Dwivedi said that when an Iranian ship entered...

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