{"id":36379,"date":"2026-09-07T18:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/delhi-police-fir-against-social-media-handles-over-ai-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T18:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:56:11","slug":"delhi-police-fir-against-social-media-handles-over-ai-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/delhi-police-fir-against-social-media-handles-over-ai-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Police FIR Against Social Media Handles Over AI Misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/07\/new_project__5_1788520034341_1788783537572.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/07\/new_project__5_1788520034341_1788783537572.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/07\/new_project__5_1788520034341_1788783537572.jpg\" alt=\"Water entered the Indira Gandhi International Airport building after heavy rain in Delhi on Saturday. - Bhaskar English\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Water entered the Indira Gandhi International Airport building after heavy rain in Delhi on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The government has taken strict action against social media handles spreading AI-generated images and videos claiming to show flooding at Delhi Airport.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Officials gave this information on Monday, September 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) filed an FIR on September 6 against these social media handles for spreading misinformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">A list of the handles was also submitted to the Delhi Police along with the complaint.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to officials, after heavy rain in the capital on September 4, some people shared AI-generated videos and old videos from other places on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">These videos were falsely claimed to show scenes from Delhi Airport.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/07\/dbgifmagic-2026-09-07t1755176641788784025890_1788784937.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/07\/dbgifmagic-2026-09-07t1755176641788784025890_1788784937.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/07\/dbgifmagic-2026-09-07t1755176641788784025890_1788784937.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Heavy rain on the afternoon of September 4 caused waterlogging on the roads leading to Terminals 2 and 3 at Delhi Airport, as well as in the forecourt. After this, some people shared AI-generated videos and old videos from other places on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Officials said these videos falsely presented a picture of flooding at Delhi Airport. The government has taken strict action against the social media handles involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Further legal action will follow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to officials, further legal action will be taken against anyone who spreads misleading or false information about Delhi Airport on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The rain also affected flight operations. Flights arriving in Delhi from Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Port Blair were delayed. Waterlogging in several parts of the airport caused inconvenience to passengers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water entered the Indira Gandhi International Airport building after heavy rain in Delhi on Saturday. The government has taken strict action against social media handles spreading AI-generated images and videos claiming to show flooding at Delhi Airport. Officials gave this information on Monday, September 7. 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