Over the last couple of days, while protests have been going on in Delhi, a bunch of videos started buoyant around online that affirmed to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saying some pretty strong things about the corroboration. The government’s fact-check teams have now stepped in and said these videos are completely fake. They’re AI-made deepfakes, and according to the officials, they’re being pushed by Pakistani propaganda handles trying to stir things up.
One of the videos that got a lot of attention showed the Prime Minister talking about the protests in a way he never actually did. The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check unit flagged it quickly. They said the whole thing was digitally cooked up — the words put in his mouth weren’t his, and the clip was created using artificial intelligence. To prove it, they shared the indigenous, real footage so anyone could compare. They also pointed out that the video was being circulated by accounts linked to Pakistani propaganda attempt, aimed at bewilder people and twisting the story around the protests.
Around the same time, another video targeted Rajnath Singh. In it, he seemed to be warning the protesting students that they’d face the full force of the state. The tone was harsh. But both the PIB Fact Check team and the Indian Army’s fact-check unit called it out as fake. They said the original video had been messed with — the audio was made up, the visuals altered, and the whole package designed to look real. Rajnath Singh never said any of that about the Delhi protests.
There were similar clips of senior military officers too, including Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, with made-up comments about the situation in the capital. Same pattern each time: AI tools used to create convincing but false videos, then spread through accounts that fact-checkers say have a long history of anti-India messaging from across the border.
This isn’t new. Earlier this year the PIB Fact Check unit said it had flagged more than fifty deepfakes and manipulated videos in just one month. A lot of those also came from Pakistani propaganda handles. Fake statements were stuck onto the President, the External Affairs Minister, the Finance Minister, and top military leaders. Some videos even tried to sell shady investment schemes by putting ministers’ faces on them. Others invented comments meant to create diplomatic trouble. The common link was the heavy use of AI and the steady flow of this stuff from accounts outside India.
Officials say what’s happening now with the Delhi protests follows the same old script. The timing is no accident. When people are already following every update about the demonstrations and emotions are running high, a slick deepfake can travel far and fast. By the time the correction comes out, plenty of people have already seen and shared the false version.
The government is asking people to slow down before forwarding these kinds of videos. Check the official accounts of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Defence Ministry, the PIB Fact Check unit, or the Indian Army. Look for the real speech or statement. If a video is making big claims and the official sources are quiet about it, treat it with caution. They’re also reminding everyone that deepfake technology has become cheap and easy. What used to need expensive software can now be done on a regular laptop or even a phone.
Delhi Police has already blocked hundreds of Pakistan-based social media accounts that were pushing coordinated misinformation during the protests. The same networks keep coming back under different names. Mixing AI tools with organised sharing makes the problem harder to stop.
For most of us the practical advice is simple. Just because a video looks real and features a familiar face speaking in a familiar voice doesn’t mean it is real. These days you need to check the source and look for official confirmation. The government says it will keep calling out these deepfakes as soon as they show up. The idea is that if people see the corrections often enough, they’ll think twice the next time a dramatic clip of a top leader lands in their feed.
The protests in Delhi are still going on, and so is the information fight around them. Fake AI videos have become one more tool in that fight. Officials say they’re not going to let them pass without a response.
Sources:
- Press Information Bureau Fact Check unit posts and alerts (July 2026)
- Indian Army Fact Check unit statements
- Coverage in India Today, Outlook India, and News On Air (Akashvani) on the July 2026 deepfake alerts linked to the Delhi protests
- The Hindu report on earlier PIB Fact Check findings about deepfakes and Pakistani propaganda handles (March 2026)
