Amid the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, social media is flooded with misinformation. Another such message that is circulating online urges people to turn off their location because drones are being used to detect areas with high population density. The post says that the government and the defence personnel have issued the advisory.
The message reads: “Hello everyone, We’ve received an official email from the faculty with an important advisory: please turn off the location services on your phones immediately.
It has been brought to our attention that drones are being used to detect areas with high population density, and they can home in on active location signals. For your safety and privacy, make sure to disable location services on your device until further notice. Stay safe. Advisory is being issued in defence personnel groups! Received from a friend whose Father is in the Army.”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the claim to be False.
We scanned the official social media channels of the government of India and the Indian defence forces but did not find any such advisory.
On searching further, we also found a post by Press Information Bureau’s official fact-checking handle, PIB Fact Check, refuting the viral claim. The post says: “A viral image is claiming that an advisory has been issued, advising people to turn off location services on their phones immediately. #PIBFactCheck This claim is FAKE. No such advisory has been issued by the GoI.”
A viral image is claiming that an advisory has been issued, advising people to turn off location services on their phones immediately.#PIBFactCheck
– This claim is FAKE
– No such advisory has been issued by the GoI pic.twitter.com/8GmYpKXTkJ
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 9, 2025
Thus, it is clear that no such official advisory has been released as of yet.
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