Ministry of External Affairs Official FactCheck Account | Countering Disinformation and Fake news

New Delhi, India
Joined May 2025
MEA FactCheck retweeted
An advertisement on Facebook is circulating a video falsely showing External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar endorsing an investment project that claims to offer ₹80,000 per day. #PIBFactCheck ❌ The video is digitally altered and #FAKE. ✅ Neither External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar nor the Government of India has endorsed, authorised, or promoted any such investment project or platform. 🚨 Do not click on suspicious links or share your personal, financial, or bank details. ⚠️ Scammers often use fabricated endorsements and promises of extraordinary returns to deceive people into fraudulent investment schemes.
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!
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Deepfake Video Alert! This is an AI-generated video intended to spread disinformation! Please stay alert against such fake videos and content on social media.
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Fake News! No breakfast was served to world leaders at the Summit Venue today. The visual is from the International Media Centre at Bharat Mandapam.
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Misleading! 🚨🚨🚨 The entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral and inalienable parts of India 🇮🇳.
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!
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The personal account of our HoM in Indonesia has been hacked. Please ignore any posts being made on this account @sandiplomat
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The post below is misleading and mischievous. Celebrations of Independence Day and Republic Day at Missions and Posts are undertaken as per relevant rules and regulations of the Government of India.
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MEA FactCheck retweeted
⚠️ Fake Video Alert! 👉🏻 A manipulated video of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar is being circulated online, falsely claiming that citizens can earn ₹80,000 per day and over ₹25 lakh per month through an investment platform with an initial investment of ₹22,000. #PIBFactCheck: ❌ This video is #Fake and has been digitally manipulated using AI-generated technology. ✅ Neither External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar nor the Government of India has endorsed any such investment platform. ⚠️ Beware! Fraudsters are using manipulated content and false endorsements to lure people into financial scams. 🔴 Help stop misinformation. Report suspicious content related to the Government of India to @PIBFactCheck 📲 +91 8799711259 📩 [email protected] @FinMinIndia @MEAIndia @MIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @PIB_India
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms!
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Fake Alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We caution against such malicious posts on social media platforms which use AI to create fake content!
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The entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas currently under Pakistan's illegal and forcible occupation, are integral and inalienable parts of India.
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