The Centre on Tuesday debunked fake profiles impersonating the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the professional networking site LinkedIn.
Taking to the social media platform X, the Press and Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check team informed that the Ministry of Health does not have an account on LinkedIn.
It also requested people to be careful of such fake accounts.
#Fake Account Alert
Is the Ministry of Health on LinkedIn#PIBFactCheck
No! This LinkedIn profile is fake.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (@MoHFW_INDIA) has NO official LinkedIn account.
Stay alert. Always rely on official sources for verified… pic.twitter.com/pXCpJTOV9a
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 29, 2025
The PIB Fact Check team also cautioned the public to be more vigilant and not to engage or trust any of those fake LinkedIn accounts, which may use them to spread the wrong information.
“The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (@MoHFW_INDIA) has NO official LinkedIn account. Stay alert. Always rely on official sources for verified information!” PIB Fact Check said.
Previously, the PIB Fact Check team highlighted a popularly shared WhatsApp message that misleadingly stated that the Centre has initiated a new scheme to deal with the nation’s blood need.
The post made it clear that the government is not operating any ‘Blood on Call’ scheme and has not rolled out any pan-India helpline number, contrary to what the message said.
The fake viral posts claimed, “Government’s new scheme…from today ‘104’ becomes India’s special number for blood requirement. The service is available 24×7.
After calling this number, blood will be delivered within 4 hours within a 10 km radius.
Costs Rs 450 per bottle and Rs 100 for delivery.
Please forward this message to your friends, relatives, and groups. A new life can be saved through this facility.”
In response, the fact-check team reiterated that the public should always rely on official sources for verified information.
With Inputs From the Agency
