The Press Information Bureau confirmed that viral audio-visual reels promising lucrative currency buybacks were synthetic deepfakes.
Category: Fact Check
Fact Check exposes fabricated statements regarding global trade and border treaties during UN General Assembly
Diplomatic observers debunked circulating viral summaries asserting non-existent bilateral military concessions in New York.
Fact Check: Fabricated claims circulate alleging EV battery explosions during Mumbai waterlogging
Disproven viral social media videos misidentified standard mechanical engine failures as high-voltage electric vehicle thermal runaways.
Fact Check: False audio clip depicting political leader making derogatory remarks debunked as AI clone
Audio forensic tools confirmed that circulating voice recordings from Madhya Pradesh rallies were synthetically manipulated voice clones.
Fact Check: Finance Ministry refutes reports claiming UPI transactions will face direct consumer fees
Official clarifications confirmed the 18% GST applies only on commercial merchant discount rates, not peer-to-peer user payments.
Fact Check: Claims of drone strikes targeting religious sanctuaries in Mecca debunked
Satellite and military monitoring verified drone interceptions took place near peripheral industrial zones, not civilian holy grounds.
Fact Check: Viral claims of Argentine sea receding 23 km in an hour debunked as normal low tide and Indian footage
Oceanographic analysts proved the video combined standard negative tide phenomena with footage shot at Gujarat’s Alang ship breaking yard.
Fact Check: Circulating image of boy comforting sister falsely linked to August 2026 Nepal floods
Digital forensic checks proved the widely shared emotional picture was an archival photograph repurposed to fabricate disaster narratives.
Fact Check: AI-generated image of political leader goes viral – Part 15
Digital analysis reveals the controversial photo is a deepfake.
False claims about new tax laws spreading on WhatsApp – Part 16
Authorities clarify that no such legislation has been passed.