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PIB Fact Check on X: " DEEPFAKE VIDEO ALERT! A digitally manipulated video ...

PIB Fact Check on X: " DEEPFAKE VIDEO ALERT! A digitally manipulated video ...

X • October 31, 2026

A digitally manipulated video circulating on social media falsely attributes remarks to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh concerning the India–China border situation and Indian Army personnel.

❌ The video has been manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

has made no such remarks. The fabricated video misrepresents his statements on a sensitive national security issue.

🎥 Watch the original, unedited video here:

⚠️ Do not believe or such misleading content. Always verify before sharing.

Ministry of Defence, Government of India and 4 others

| Delhi: On Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "It is deeply distressing. The remarks made yesterday in Patna by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Prime Minister Modi’s late father have left me shocked and deeply hurt. What is most

PIB Fact Check says this Rajnath Singh clip was manipulated with AI. The original they link is an ANI video from 26 Oct, and it's something else entirely.

I ran the audio from a copy going around on X through DHVANI, the voice checker we're building. It scored 84.5% AI.

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