National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has rejected the authenticity of a viral video clip circulating on social media, in which he is heard saying that “more Hindus than Muslims” are drawn towards Pakistan’s ISI. Doval clarified that he has never made such a statement and described the clip as a manipulated deepfake aimed at distorting India’s national security narrative, according to a News18 report.

Fact-checkers later identified that the footage originated from a YouTube video uploaded by the Australia India Institute on March 20, 2014, titled “Ajit Doval: The Challenge of Global Terrorism.” The viral segment appears to have been selectively edited from this longer interaction.

Responding to the clip’s circulation, Doval warned that such synthetic media tools are being used to undermin

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