The Indian Army has put out an advisory against a misinformation campaign being run against it. The Army says that it has been noticed that material printed on letter heads of the Army are being circulated attached to social media messages.
The advisory reads, " it has been noticed that material printed on letter heads of MoD or branches of Army headquarters are being being circulated attached to social media messages. Some of these letters have been found to be false."
" At times even vintage photographs are being circulated to depict recent incidents. Therefore, it is apparent that there is a deliberate misinformation campaign being launched by vested interests some of which is being initiated from bordering our nation."
" A number of tweets, Facebook posts, WhatsApp messages and Blogs by veterans and some serving officers using these documents and photographs are being circulated in various social media groups. Veterans and officers are advised to approach the Army HQ to verify the correctness of information or material before they make any comment on the issues that directly our service."
The advisory however added, " this does not in any way deny veterans the right of healthy criticism on any issue that they feels necessitates attention of our community."
OneIndia News
