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India.com
10-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
India-Pakistan War: Pak Cyber Attack Makes 70% Of India's Electricity Grid Dysfunctional? Here's The Truth
New Delhi: A message is getting viral on social media that says that cyber attack by Pakistan has caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional or inoperative. PIB Fact Check has said that the message is fake, and no such claim should be paid heed to. PIB Fact check has tweeted, "Attention: False Claim Circulating Online!. Social media posts are asserting that a cyber attack by Pakistan has caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional. This claim is FAKE." _ Attention: False Claim Circulating Online! _ Social media posts are asserting that a cyber attack by #Pakistan has caused 70% of India's electricity grid to become dysfunctional.#PIBFactCheck _This claim is #FAKE#IndiaFightsPropaganda — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 10, 2025 Amidst the escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan, multiple Pakistani government-linked media houses and social media accounts have began circulating unverified and misleading claims regarding India. Many of these claims are being quickly flagged as fake by independent analysts and India's official fact-checking mechanisms. These claims are being aggressively pushed on X, especially by accounts with substantial followings tied to Pakistan's military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). How to get messages fact-checked by PIB If you get any such suspicious message, you can always know its authenticity and check if the news is for real or it is a fake news. For that, you need to send the message to Alternatively you can send a WhatsApp message to +918799711259 for fact check. You can also send your message to pibfactcheck@ The fact check information is also available on
Deccan Herald
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Fact-checking Pakistan's claims and social media disinformation following Operation Sindoor
In a video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles, it is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase #PIBFactCheck ❌ The video shared is old and NOT from India. ✅The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in… — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025 An old image showing a crashed aircraft is being re-circulated by pro-Pakistan handles in various forms in the current context of #OperationSindoor #PIBFactcheck ✔️The image is from an earlier incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet that crashed in… — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025 Social media posts falsely claims that Pakistan destroyed Indian Brigade Headquarters. #PIBFactCheck ❌ This claim is #FAKE ✅ Please avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information. — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025 An image of an advisory is being shared online, claiming that the Government has urged individuals to take precautionary measures and keep essential items ready at home. #PIBFactCheck ❌ This claim is #FAKE. The government has not issued any such advisory ✅ Beware! Trust… — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 6, 2025 Beware! These are Pakistani propaganda accounts pretending to be Indian Army Personals. Don't amplify their tweets. — Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) May 7, 2025
India.com
07-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Pro-Pakistan Handles Try To Malign India; Falsely Claim Srinagar Airbase Targeted
New Delhi: A video is being shared by Pro-Pakistan handles that show Srinagar airbase being targeted by Pakistan Airforce. PIB Fact check has tweeted that the video is fake. "In a video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles, it is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase. The video shared is old and NOT from India. The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan," wrote PIB Fact check from its official X handle. In a video shared by several pro-Pakistan handles, it is being falsely claimed that the Pakistan Airforce has targeted Srinagar airbase#PIBFactCheck The video shared is old and NOT from India. The video is from sectarian clashes that took place in the year 2024, in… — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 7, 2025 PIB has further advised people to rely only on official Government of India sources for authentic Information. Meanwhile, Indian Armed Forces launched 'OPERATION SINDOOR', hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed. Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted. Indian Army took the steps in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen on April 22. "Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution," said a government release. "We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable," the release added.
