1 month ago
Pakistani Accounts Spread Deepfakes of NDTV Journalists
Some accounts from Pakistan have been making fake videos of Indian news reporters Shiv Aroor and Rahesha Sehgal.
These videos were changed to show false information about Indian politics and the Punjab Police.
A website called D-Intent Data found out these videos were fake and part of a plan to spread lies.
The fake videos talked about things like money given to a political party and police refusing to work, but none of it was true.
These fake videos are part of a bigger effort to cause trouble and mistrust in India.
Pakistani propaganda accounts circulated deepfake videos of NDTV journalists Shiv Aroor and Rahesha Sehgal.
The videos were manipulated to spread false information about Indian politics and the Punjab Police.
Fact-checking website D-Intent Data exposed the videos as fake and part of a disinformation campaign.
The fake videos claimed Sikh personnel of the Punjab Police refused to be deployed to Delhi.
Pakistani accounts have been regularly spreading disinformation to sow mistrust in Indian society.
- Who
- Pakistani propaganda accounts and Indian journalists Shiv Aroor and Rahesha Sehgal
- What
- Circulation of deepfake videos of NDTV journalists to spread disinformation
- Where
- On social media platforms, specifically X (formerly Twitter)
- When
- Amid protests in Delhi over the NEET paper leak
- Why
- To incite the public and spread disinformation against India
Pakistani Propaganda
Indian Fact-Checkers
Origin of Videos
Pakistani Propaganda
The videos are authentic and show true events.
Indian Fact-Checkers
The videos are digitally manipulated and part of a disinformation campaign.
Content of Videos
Pakistani Propaganda
The videos reveal important truths about Indian politics.
Indian Fact-Checkers
The videos contain fabricated claims and false narratives.
Key facts
- Journalists Involved
- Shiv Aroor and Rahesha Sehgal
- Organization
- NDTV
- Fact-Checking Website
- D-Intent Data
- Platform Used
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Date of Disinformation
- April 2026 (mentioned in the article)
Quotes
D-Intent Data
Fact‑checking website that identified the manipulation
“The video has been digitally manipulated and originates from Pakistani propaganda networks as part of their ongoing disinformation campaign against India. The same visuals were used by these propagandists to spread fake propaganda over the USA and Pakistan relations in April 2026.”
NDTV
Sources
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