On August 5 this year, with the abrogation of Article 370, the President of India ordered bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Two Union territories of J&K and Ladakh were born.

The new map of India was released by the Survey General of India on October 31. Since then, another map of India with a bifurcated J&K has been shared widely on social media.

Facebook user Vishwa Mohan shared a map of India along with a claim in Hindi, which in English translates to, "New map of new India which is a glimpse of one India, best India." The map shows the erstwhile state of J&K divided into two almost equal halves.

Find the Facebook post here

India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the authentic map released by the government is different from the viral map. The union territory of Ladakh is larger than J&K in the actual map.

The viral map has a 'copyright 2019 www.mapsofindia.com' written on it. The archived version of the post can be seen here. Many Facebook users uploaded the same map with similar claim.

AFWA probe

AFWA found that the website 'Maps of India' does have the viral map. The archived version can be seen here. Right above the map, the website clearly says, "We are awaiting changes on Government's own websites and official notification. The boundaries are illustrative. Refer to official maps from GOI."

AFWA searched the Internet for the latest political map of India and found that Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh had tweeted a photo of the latest map showing "the Union Territories of #Jammu & #Kashmir and #Ladakh, as these exist after 31st October 2019."

News reports of The Times of India and Live Mint show that the new map is very different from the viral one.

Clearly, the map of India that has been shared by many social media users is not the official map of India. The viral image is only an illustration.

INDIA TODAY FACT CHECK





Claim New map of India after bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, showing the union territories of J&K and Ladakh. Conclusion The viral map is only an illustration; the latest map of India released by the government different from the viral image. JHOOTH BOLE KAUVA KAATE The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie. 1 Crow: Half True

2 Crows: Mostly lies

3 Crows: Absolutely false