India, Nov. 7 -- The Indian Army on Saturday rejected social media claims that Chinese forces had defeated Indian troops, advanced into Arunachal Pradesh, and established Chinese control over Indian territory, saying these false statements were being amplified to promote a misleading narrative.

In its official fact-check account on X, the Indian Army accused several suspected Pakistan-sponsored social media accounts of circulating "exaggerated" and "unsubstantiated" claims and called it a "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".

"Several suspected Pak-sponsored social media accounts are circulating misleading claims that Chinese forces have severely defeated Indian troops, advanced nearly 50 km into Arunachal Pradesh and established PLA con...