Deepfake video of PM Modi and misinformation regarding a government scheme circulated on Instagram.

The entities involved

• Narendra Modi →

  Prime Minister of India since 2014

  • Narendra Modi and Droupadi Murmu jointly launched development projects worth over ₹47,600 crore on June 1st.Mon 17:59
  • Protests against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and effigy protests targeting Narendra Modi occurred in Mangaluru.Mon 17:53
• Government of India →

  legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India

  • India holds the vice-presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), with an officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre involved.Mon 17:31
  • Utrecht, Haarlem, and Amsterdam implemented meat advertising restrictions as PETA India urges the Indian government to prohibit meat advertisements.Mon 12:32

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• Modi used Instagram and YouTube for outreach while the government sought investments in Visakhapatnam.Sep 7
• Modi uses Instagram for political messaging, criticizes Amit Shah over student violence, and Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation is sought in Parliament.Aug 6
• Karnataka unit used Instagram for aggressive digital campaigning inspired by Narendra Modi's term.Sep 5