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Army fact-check unit flags six handles over 'coordinated' Chinese advance claims

Army fact-check unit flags six handles over 'coordinated' Chinese advance claims

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The Indian Army refuted false social media reports claiming Chinese forces made a 50 km territorial gain in Arunachal Pradesh in early November. Investigation found six social media accounts, described as Pakistan-sponsored, deliberately spreading misleading information. The army’s fact‑check unit flagged these handles for coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The claims were called unsubstantiated and false.

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  • center · 2 outlets

    The Indian Army has strongly refuted false reports on social media suggesting that Chinese forces made significant territorial gains in Arunachal Pradesh. Claims of a 50 km advance in early November were thoroughly investigated, revealing six accounts deliberately pushing misleading information…

    — The Times of India

  • right · 2 outlets

    New Delhi: The Indian Army's fact-check account has named six social media handles for what it called coordinated inauthentic behaviour, after they circulated claims that Chinese forces had defeated Indian troops and advanced nearly 50 km into Arunachal Pradesh. The six, identified in a post on…

    — The Pioneer

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New Delhi: The Indian Army's fact-check account has named six social media handles for what it called coordinated inauthentic behaviour, after they circulated claims that Chinese forces had defeated Indian troops and advanced nearly 50 km into Arunachal Pradesh. The six, identified in a post on…

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Army fact-check unit flags six handles over 'coordinated' Chinese advance claims

New Delhi: The Indian Army's fact-check account has named six social media handles for what it called coordinated inauthentic behaviour, after they circulated claims that Chinese forces had defeated Indian troops and advanced nearly 50 km into Arunachal Pradesh. The six, identified in a post on…

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