India slams alleged online misinformation campaign by Chinese content creators using Dhaka footage as Delhi

New Delhi: India has sharply reacted to reports of an online misinformation campaign allegedly run by Chinese content creators, who used footage from poor areas of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to falsely portray it as scenes from New Delhi.

 

Reacting to the reports, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such attempts to spread misleading information and create a distorted picture of another country are unfortunate.

 

"We have seen media reports in this regard. Such efforts to present a distorted picture of any country are unfortunate, I must say, insofar as efforts by foreign elements to portray Dhaka as Delhi are concerned. Peddling false narratives only undermines the credibility of those undertaking such actions and those behind them. We would urge the authorities concerned to take action against such people," Jaiswal said.