“The video shows Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi announcing a new policy to reduce non-Hindu soldiers by over 50% by 2028.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Nov 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is a deepfake. In the original ANI footage, General Upendra Dwivedi was speaking about his visit to TRS College in Rewa, not about any religious or military policy. An AI deepfake detector confirmed that the audio was artificially generated, and PIB also verified the video as fake.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 November 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 November 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ0datyjVKe/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.