PIB Fact Check clarifies misleading image on location services advisory

The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) debunked another fake image being circulated, claiming that an advisory has been issued, advising people to turn off location services on their phones immediately.

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

A fake viral image is being circulated claiming that an advisory has been issued, advising people to turn off location services on their phones immediately. The claim is completely false. There is no such advisory issued by the Government of India. This is part of a coordinated propaganda campaign aimed at creating panic and misleading the public,” the post read.

The fake viral image about the misleading location services advisory stated, “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. According to PIB Fact Check, this claim is fake.

Earlier, the Fact Check Unit had also clarified that claims on social media about a ban on entry to airports across the country were false.

In a post on X, the Fact Check Unit wrote, “Fake News Alert. Social media posts are claiming that entry to airports across India has been banned. #PIBFactCheck. This claim is #FAKE. The government has taken no such decision.”

This comes amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after the Indian Army launched precision strikes under Operation Sindoor on May 7.

The attack targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), according to Indian officials.

The strikes were aimed at infrastructure linked to terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. The operation was carried out in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 innocent civilians