Vyomika Singh, Sofia Qureshi On X? Centre Fact Checks Fake Social Account

The government has flagged fake X accounts impersonating two Indian military officers -- Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi -- warning the public against engaging with or sharing posts from these handles.

Pakistan's disinformation machinery has once again come under the spotlight, this time for targeting India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval through a fake Facebook post.

The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that claims on social media about a ban on entry to airports across India are false.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif once again embarrassed himself and his nation on live television after he was caught spreading misinformation regarding India following successful strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and PoK.

A fake video of the claim was also circulated on social media, with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check division noting that the footage is from a wildfire in 2024.

Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar was left red-faced on live television after Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim fact-checked his country's history of supporting terrorist organisations.

Amid Operation Sindoor, a Pakistani journalist shared an old video from Gaza, claiming it was of the Indian strike.

In the wake of the Indian armed forces' successful 'Operation Sindoor', which targeted nine high-value terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the government's official fact-checking agency has flagged a fabricated advisory fals

The now-deleted posts included posters, teasers, photos with Fawad Khan and behind-the-scenes content.

Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US President Donald Tru...