New Delhi

A fake Twitter account impersonating the Twitter handle of India's Border Security Force (BSF) was deleted as the Centre activated its fact check unit and the border guarding force delivered a strict note to Twitter.

The fake Twitter handle named @BsfIndia0 was impersonating as the official Twitter account of the BSF. The account looked similar to BSF's official Twitter handle @BSF_India.

The Twitter handle was deleted within 24 hours after the fact check unit under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) declared it a fake account, and the BSF wrote to Twitter to take immediate action against the fake account.

The fact check unit made the announcement through the Twitter handle of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to avoid any misunderstanding as the account went viral on the micro-blogging site and started attracting followers.

A fake twitter handle named @BsfIndia0 is impersonating as the official #twitter account of Border Security Force #PIBFactCheck

▶️ This account is #FAKE

▶️ The official twitter account of BSF is @BSF_India pic.twitter.com/eslmrtuZWw

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) September 6, 2022

By the time the fact-check unit of the I&B Ministry declared @BsfIndia0 as a fake Twitter handle it had attracted 30 followers and had followed 60 individuals.

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