Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon, and with this India has become the first country to land on the South pole of the lunar surface.
The moment this news was confirmed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), people across the country and worldwide began to show their happiness by posting and sharing videos and posts of Chandrayaan-3 tagging ISRO on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms.
But there is a problem, and that is tagging and engaging with fake profiles/accounts of ISRO on various social media platforms. There are many imposter accounts of ISRO on Instagram with millions of followers, and most people don’t know that they’re not following the official account.
Some of these real-looking pages have even hinted in their bio/about section that they are not associated with ISRO, but even celebrities and popular influencers are unaware of these imposter accounts. They are engaging with those profiles, sharing posts of Chandrayaan-3 posted on their profile, and in the meantime, the official Instagram account of ISRO @isro.dos is known by very few.
The official website of ISRO (www.isro.gov.in) has even flash news running on its home screen about its official Instagram account being @isro.dos
Many celebrities and social media influencers have shared the happy moment of Chandrayaan-3 being successful in soft landing on the lunar surface, and most of them have tagged the fake accounts of ISRO on their Instagram posts/stories.
When writing this article, the official Instagram account of ISRO (@isro.dos) has around 90K followers while the real-looking fake accounts have garnered millions of followers. Don’t you think that these million followers belong to the official account? Share this information and follow the official account.
Earlier last month, PIB Fact Check also informed about this through a tweet.
Several #FAKE Instagram accounts are claiming to be the official account of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)#PIBFactCheck:
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 19, 2023
▶️The official account of @isro on Instagram is 'isro.dos'
▶️For authentic info, visit ISRO's official website: 'https://t.co/zj4UPOR7cR' pic.twitter.com/cNLdZdnPZk
