Flood of fakes: Govt blocks 16 Pak YouTube channels, but X still buzzing with false information

Moving to contain a surge of misinformation following the Pahalgam terror attack, the government has blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels. But the floodgates of fake news are open on social media platforms with scores of unverified posts peddling false, inflammatory narratives.

The Press Trust of India’s fact check unit examined 10 of the most widely circulated claims, nine on X (previously Twitter) and one on Instagram, falsely portraying heightened tensions, retaliatory strikes and internal unrest in the aftermath of the April 22 tragedy in Kashmir in which 26 people were killed.