New Delhi: In the wake of a misinformation propaganda over escalating tension between India and Pakistan, the government has launched a unique campaign to counter these.
In response to a surge of misinformation and fake narratives following India’s recent strike on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched the ‘India Fights Propaganda’ campaign.
Official sources said that all are requested to fully support and amplify this campaign to counter fake narratives. Various departments and media units have been urged to put up this as profile picture on social media accounts.
Notably, a barrage of coordinated disinformation has been carried out by certain social media handles in general and mainstream media in particular in Pakistan with the sole objective to instill fear among the Indian masses, an official statement said.
This psychological warfare has been actively debunked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) for the last few weeks. In addition, Indian media and social media users have been falling for misinformation. The fact-check unit of PIB put the record straight and debunked misinformation, disinformation and outright lies.
A total of seven videos were fact-checked between 10 pm on May 8 and 6.30 am of Friday. For instance, a video of a drone attack in Jalandhar was widely being circulated to create a panic among the masses. PIB investigated the video and found that it was an unrelated video of a farm fire. The video had the timeline of 7:39 pm, while the drone attack began later. The same was backed by the DC of Jalandhar, the official statement said.
