China's Global Times, Xinhua Blocked in India for Spreading Fake News

After being caught red-handed for spreading fake news about Operation Sindoor, India banned the X account of Chinese state-run media outlet ‘Global Times’.

The country also blocked Chinese news agency Xinhua News's X account.

Global Times is an English-language newspaper owned by People's Daily, while Xinhua is the official news agency of China.

Last week, it claimed that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had “shot down Indian fighter jet in response to overnight airstrikes carried out by India at multiple locations in Pakistan” by citing sources from the Pakistani military.

New Delhi hit out at the Chinese mouthpiece for its reportage on Operation Sindoor by asking the portal to ‘verify facts’ and ‘cross-examine sources’ before pushing out fake news.

The Indian Embassy in China said in a post on X, “Dear Global Timesnews, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation,”