India, May 7 -- The Indian government's fact-check unit (FCU), under the press information bureau (PIB), has ramped up its efforts to debunk false narratives being circulated online.

As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate with Indian armed forces' strikes on terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Wednesday, a parallel war has unfolded on social media, with fake videos, misleading images, and unverified claims flooding platforms like X and Facebook.

"The unit has seen a marked spike in queries since the early hours of May 7, shortly after India launched Operation Sindoor, with a significant uptick in requests for verification pouring in from 3am onwards," a PIB official said, requesting anonymity.

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