“A viral video shows Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi admitting that India shared the location of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which was later sunk by a US submarine.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Mar 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is a deepfake created from an earlier Raisina Dialogue interview. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) also clarified on 9 March 2026 that the clip is manipulated and General Dwivedi never made such a statement.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 March 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 March 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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