Pakistan-based accounts circulate edited video to defame Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth; Indian Army exposes coordinated campaign
Pakistan-based accounts circulate edited video to defame Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth; Indian Army exposes coordinated campaign
Executive Summaryसारांश
Several Pakistan-based social media handles are sharing an edited video that falsely links Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth to a party scene, along with sensational captions. Indian Army Fact Check has flagged it as fake and part of coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The posts use identical wording and were shared in sync to damage the Army leadership's credibility.Several Pakistan-based social media handles are sharing an edited video that falsely links Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth to a party scene, along with sensational captions. Indian Army Fact Check has flagged it as fake and part of coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The posts use identical wording and were shared in sync to damage the Army leadership's credibility.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
The Indian Army's fact-check unit has exposed a network of Pakistan-based accounts spreading a fake video built from edited imagery of Chief of the Army Staff Gen Dhiraj Seth. The posts pair what appears to be party footage with sensational captions and unsupported allegations about the Army Chief. According to the Army, this is coordinated inauthentic behaviour, where fake or hidden accounts work together to mislead people and shape opinion about Indian Army officers. Such networks can be spotted through repeated messaging, identical language and synchronised posting times, all of which appear in the six posts flagged in the Army's fact-check. The Army summed up the pattern as a selectively edited clip, stripped of context, given a sensational caption and an unsupported allegation, aimed at damaging the credibility of the Army and its leadership. This is the latest in a series of attacks on Gen Seth, following deepfakes about a "cow urine" story.
The Indian Army's fact-check unit has exposed a network of Pakistan-based accounts spreading a fake video built from edited imagery of Chief of the Army Staff Gen Dhiraj Seth. The posts pair what appears to be party footage with sensational captions and unsupported allegations about the Army Chief. According to the Army, this is coordinated inauthentic behaviour, where fake or hidden accounts work together to mislead people and shape opinion about Indian Army officers. Such networks can be spotted through repeated messaging, identical language and synchronised posting times, all of which appear in the six posts flagged in the Army's fact-check. The Army summed up the pattern as a selectively edited clip, stripped of context, given a sensational caption and an unsupported allegation, aimed at damaging the credibility of the Army and its leadership. This is the latest in a series of attacks on Gen Seth, following deepfakes about a "cow urine" story.