The Iranian Embassy in India warned of fake social media accounts impersonating Iranian entities to harm Iran-India relations, sharing images of a fake Ministry of Defence account.
The Iranian Embassy in India has warned about several fake social media accounts impersonating official Iranian entities, aiming to damage India-Iran relations. It said that the accounts were “fake channels” attempting to damage Iran-India relations. The list was released on the embassy’s official Twitter page on Saturday.
“Some fake channels, under the name of Iran, are attempting to damage Iran-India relations. These accounts do not belong to Iran,” the embassy wrote on X, while sharing screenshots of the names of these “fake channels”.
The embassy shared images online exposing fake accounts and their false claims, including a post from a fake Ministry of Defence account claiming Iran was “reconsidering” the Chabahar Port agreement with India. These fake accounts, some with verified ticks, were spreading misinformation to damage Iran-India relations.
“Fake News, Fake Account,” the Iranian embassy wrote in red font over the image while sharing a picture. A picture shared by the embassy showed a post that was found to be from an account originating from Pakistan’s Karachi.
