The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit on Monday dismissed as “fake and fabricated” a social media claim alleging that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had expressed support for the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
In a post on X, the PIB Fact Check unit said a Pakistani propaganda account was circulating a false claim that the Defence Minister had spoken about India’s support to the BLA.
“The claim is fake and fabricated. The Defence Minister has not made any such statement. Beware of accounts propagating false narratives about the Government of India,” the PIB Fact Check unit said.
According to the viral post, Rajnath Singh was falsely quoted as saying that India “fully supports the BLA and will continue providing financial aid and weapons” to the outfit. The fabricated content also carried a YouTube video link from an event in Shirdi, Maharashtra, where the Defence Minister had inaugurated a private-sector defence manufacturing complex on Saturday.
The PIB Fact Check unit also urged people to report suspicious content related to the central government through its official WhatsApp helpline and email channels.
Earlier on May 24, the government had flagged another fake online investment scheme circulating in the name of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. PIB clarified that the so-called ‘Quantum AI’ investment platform, which promised monthly returns of Rs 3 lakh on an investment of Rs 22,000, was fraudulent and had no connection with the government.
-IANS
