

{"id":66564,"date":"2020-05-13T21:23:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=66564"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T07:52:08","slug":"fake-twitter-account-of-gilgit-baltistan-appears-home-ministry-calls-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-twitter-account-of-gilgit-baltistan-appears-home-ministry-calls-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Twitter account of Gilgit-Baltistan appears, Home Ministry calls it out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 4, Ministry of External Affairs (MHA) issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/press-releases.htm?dtl\/32668\/India_protests_efforts_to_bring_material_change_in_Pakistan_occupied_territories_and_asks_Pakistan_to_vacate_them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> asking Pakistan to vacate &#8220;Pakistan occupied areas of the Indian territory of Jammu &amp; Kashmir&#8221;, including Gilgit-Baltistan. On May 12, there was chatter on social media that an official account of Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh UT has been set-up by the government. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zee24Kalak\/status\/1260191540892389377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zee 24 Kalak<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/QGSK2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePrintIndia\/status\/1260165322558054400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Print<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/QGSK2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) published reports claiming the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66570 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1162\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM.png 1162w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-990x555.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-470x264.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-215x120.png 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.29.56-PM-414x232.png 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook page HIND Swaraj <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/106353984392535\/photos\/a.106782137683053\/121780289516571\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> an image which shows a screenshot of the Twitter account in question along with Prime Minister Modi&#8217;s image. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2CMFT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66576 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.49.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1273\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.49.01-PM.png 1273w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.49.01-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.49.01-PM-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.49.01-PM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.49.01-PM-990x561.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KochattilSuresh\/posts\/10157287134308848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suresh Kochattil<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/z8qPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>), who handles social media for BJP (as per Facebook bio), and Twitter-user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deldanladakhi\/status\/1259951790193336322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deldan Namgial<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ubxnL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) has also posted the viral claim. Both their posts have been shared over 150 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66577 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.57.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.57.51-PM.png 962w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.57.51-PM-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-3.57.51-PM-768x539.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>PIB refutes the claim<\/h4>\n<p>The viral Twitter account&#8217;s handle is <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@GB_Ladakh_India (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/lwkTb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/span>. Since its first tweet on May 9, it has gained over 30,000 followers. On May 13, the Press Information Bureau&#8217;s fact check wing tweeted that the handle is fake. &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">It is a <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Fake<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> handle. Union Territory of Ladakh has only 2 official Twitter handles ie <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-daml9f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DIPR_Leh\" data-focusable=\"true\">@DIPR_Leh<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0&amp; \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-daml9f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InformationDep4\" data-focusable=\"true\">@InformationDep4<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Claim: A twitter handle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GB_Ladakh_India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GB_Ladakh_India<\/a> claims to be official account of &#8220;Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh, UT, India&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a>: It is a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fake<\/a> handle. Union Territory of Ladakh has only 2 official Twitter handles ie <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DIPR_Leh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DIPR_Leh<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InformationDep4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@InformationDep4<\/a>.<br \/>\nFollow them for official updates <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sKzK6xvpIC\">pic.twitter.com\/sKzK6xvpIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1260448160096419841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same was tweeted by MHA and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DIPR_Leh\/status\/1260277204623097856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Information &amp; Public relations Leh Ladakh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kindly follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DIPR_Leh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DIPR_Leh<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InformationDep4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@InformationDep4<\/a> for official updates on UT of Ladakh.<\/p>\n<p>There is NO other official account of Govt. of UT of Ladakh. BEWARE OF IMPOSTERS. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LR6MdiED9M\">https:\/\/t.co\/LR6MdiED9M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBHomeAffairs\/status\/1260426770467246083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, had the government set up an official account, it would most likely be verified or mentioned by officials, which was not the case.<\/p>\n<h4>How did <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@GB_Ladakh_India<\/span> go viral?<\/h4>\n<p>In order find when and how the fake Twitter account blow up, Alt News searched for tweets that mentioned @GB_Ladakh_India across various time intervals using epoch time.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22gb_ladakh_india%22%20min_retweets%3A1%20until%3A1589230977&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2:31 am<\/a> on May 12, only two other tweets mentioned @GB_Ladakh_India. The first is by the fake account itself and the second one is by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deldanladakhi\/status\/1259951790193336322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deldan Namgial<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ubxnL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>). Alt News reached to Namgial on Twitter who subsequently deleted his tweet.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66593 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-6.06.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-6.06.58-PM.png 397w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-6.06.58-PM-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Readers should note that @GB_Ladakh_India&#8217;s first tweet was posted on May 9. Since then there was neither any activity by the fake account nor was it detected by the public for three days until Namgail&#8217;s tweet which tagged influential twitter accounts such as Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, NDTV, Republic, ABP News and The Quint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66601 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-7.05.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-7.05.47-PM.png 607w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-7.05.47-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-7.05.47-PM-470x264.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-7.05.47-PM-215x120.png 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-13-at-7.05.47-PM-414x232.png 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The account had also tagged the handle @SengeHSering which began retweeting its tweets and replying to <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@GB_Ladakh_India. @SengeHSering has nearly 12,000 followers. It is possible this is what led to people noticing the account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66628 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-13-at-21.16.04.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-13-at-21.16.04.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-13-at-21.16.04-229x300.jpeg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 4, Ministry of External Affairs (MHA) issued a statement asking Pakistan to vacate &#8220;Pakistan occupied areas of the Indian territory of Jammu &amp; Kashmir&#8221;, including Gilgit-Baltistan. On May 12, there was chatter on social media that an official account of Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh UT has been set-up by the government. 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