New Delhi, Oct 17 (NationPress) In a decisive response to the rampant misinformation spreading on social media, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Friday released a fact check that refuted claims regarding three family members—a father and his two daughters—allegedly killed in action while serving their country.

The misleading post suggested that the father and his daughters perished during their service in the Armed Forces. However, PIBFactCheck took to the social media platform ‘X’ to unequivocally declare the assertion as false.

“The first image circulating is from the previous year, during the promotion ceremony of Lieutenant General D.P. Singh to three-star rank, where he took command of the Military Intelligence Training School and Depot in Pune. In this event, Lieutenant General Singh’s two daughters, who also serve in the Indian Army, adorned his uniform with insignia,” PIB stated.

“The second image is from 2018, showing four Border Security Force personnel who were martyred due to a ceasefire violation by Pakistani Rangers,” the fact check elaborated.

PIB concluded its statement with an important reminder: “Do not be swayed by such false claims. Rely solely on information sourced from official channels.”

This incident is not the first time PIB has intervened to counter viral misinformation. Previously, on October 2, PIB dismissed a digitally manipulated video of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Leh, Ghulam Muhammad, which falsely suggested that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk had been detained on orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

The altered video, created using artificial intelligence, misrepresented the ADC as claiming that Wangchuk’s detention was ordered by the MHA. PIB’s Fact Check unit firmly stated that the ADC did not make such comments and that the video was a deepfake crafted to mislead the public and provoke anxiety.

“Fake AI videos are being disseminated to mislead and create panic,” PIB cautioned, urging citizens to authenticate information before sharing and to report misleading content to the appropriate authorities.

The video emerged following Wangchuk’s arrest under the National Security Act (NSA) on September 26, amid violent protests in Leh calling for Sixth Schedule status and statehood for Ladakh. This unrest led to four fatalities and approximately 90 injuries. Wangchuk was subsequently relocated to Jodhpur Jail in Rajasthan. This is not the first occurrence of deepfake content targeting officials in Ladakh.