Govt fact-checks viral AI deepfakes of PM, ministers; points to Pakistani handles

NEW DELHI: The government has debunked videos circulating on social media that show Prime Minister Narendra Modi making threatening remarks against students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact check unit said the clips are AI-generated deepfakes and do not reflect the prime minister’s actual statements.In related fact-checks, the government also flagged manipulated videos of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and commerce minister Piyush Goyal that were circulating on social media, falsely portraying them as making similar remarks against protesting students.In a post on X, the PIB fact check unit said, “Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a video of Prime Minister @narendramodi featuring fabricated statements that he never made regardi