China’s Global Times, Turkish broadcaster TRT World’s X handles blocked in India

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday banned the X account of China’s state-run media outlet, Global Times, days after warning it to “verify your facts and cross-examine your sources” before pushing out “disinformation”.

The ‘X’ account of Turkish broadcaster ‘TRT World’ was also withheld in India. The action came amid tensions between India and Pakistan.

On May 7, the Indian Embassy in China strongly cautioned the media outlet to verify facts before posting on social media.

“Dear Global Times News, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation,” the Embassy said in a post on X.

The Indian Embassy further said that several pro-Pakistan handles were spreading baseless claims in the context of Operation Sindoor, attempting to mislead the public.

“When media outlets share such information without verifying sources, it reflects a serious lapse in responsibility and journalistic ethics,” the embassy added.

Earlier, X announced through its Global Government Affairs account on May 8 that it was complying with Indian government directives to block over 8,000 accounts in India.