Deepfake Video Falsely Shows Indian Army Chief Admitting India Shared Iranian Ship Location With Israel

A viral clip claiming the Indian Army Chief admitted sharing an Iranian ship’s location with Israel is a deepfake created by altering footage from the Raisina Dialogue 2026.

A video circulating on social media claims that India admitted to sharing the location of an Iranian naval ship with Israel, which allegedly led to the ship being attacked and destroyed. The caption attributes the statement to Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi at the Raisina Dialogue, suggesting that India intentionally informed Israel about the vessel’s location as part of a strategic arrangement.

The claim is spreading in the context of heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, a long-running rivalry that has intensified through military strikes, proxy conflicts, and regional geopolitical competition. During such periods of conflict, misleading or manipulated videos often circulate online, falsely linking unrelated statements or events to the ongoing crisis.

In the video we can hear the Indian Army Chief say “We are closely monitoring the situation in Iran. Israel is a close ally. The sinking of the Iranian naval ship is indeed unfortunate, but it happened in international waters. As long as Iranian ships remain in Indian waters, they are protected. However, when they cross into international waters, as Israel’s strategic allies it was our duty to inform Israel about their exact location as part of a newer strategic deal.

So you are wrong to assume that Iranian naval ships were destroyed within Indian territory. What Israel does in international waters is their business. We can provide Israel with location or intelligence, but we had no part in the Israeli and US joint torpedo attack. They did their business. It is Iran’s war and India has nothing to do with it.

Our focus remains on Pakistan, and Israel will help us in achieving that goal. We remain grateful to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for helping us secure permission to import Russian fuel.”

The caption of the viral video states, “India confesses that it backstabbed Iran and shared the location of an Iranian ship with Israel which was then hit and destroyed.

General Upendra Dwivedi at Raisina Dialogue explains the Iranian Naval incident.

Iranian naval ship being sunk is indeed unfortunate but it was done in International waters. As long the Iranian ship remained in Indian waters, they remained protected but when they crossed the international waters, as Israeli strategic allies, it was our duty to inform Israel about their exact location as a part of our newer strategic deal.”

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Fact Check- 

We started our investigation by running a simple keyword search on Google, to find any relevant news regarding the Indian Army Chief’s statement. However, we did not find a single report on the same. If the Indian Army Chief had indeed given such a statement it would surely have made it to the headlines.

We did not find any remarks of the Army Chief on the ongoing Iran- Israel war as well.

Upon searching further we found the same interview of Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi with Harsh V Pant, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India, about Pakistan’s deterrence posture and India’s two-front security challenge. This interview was posted by Firstpost. The video on Youtube was posted on 7 March 2026 during the Raisina Dialogue 2026.

At the Raisina Dialogue 2026, General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff, spoke with Harsh V Pant, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India, about Pakistan’s deterrence posture and India’s two-front security challenge. He said he has not seen a significant change in Pakistan’s behaviour following Operation Sindoor and noted that India must remain alert and prepared. General Dwivedi said Pakistan’s military structure and recent legal changes have increased the role of the armed forces in decision-making. He also highlighted concerns about Pakistan receiving equipment, information and technological support from other countries, saying interoperability and information exchange during conflicts remain a key concern for India’s security planning.

The above video makes it clear that the viral video has been digitally manipulated to show false remarks on the Iran Israel war. Below you can see a comparison between the viral video and the original video.

We also found a clarification on Instagram by PIB Fact Check calling out the viral video a Deep Fake Video that has been digitally manipulated by using AI. The post states, “Deepfake Video Alert: Pakistani propaganda accounts are sharing a digitally manipulated video of the Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, making false claims that when the Iranian ship crossed the international waters, as Israeli strategic allies, it was our duty to inform Israel about their exact location as a part of our newer strategic deal.”

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Conclusion:

Fact Crescendo has found that the viral video is digitally altered with the help of AI. The original clip shows Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi speaking with Harsh V. Pant at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 about Pakistan and India’s security challenges, not about Iran or Israel. The circulating clip has altered audio to falsely attribute remarks to him.