The CBSE has reiterated its commitment to addressing the issue of fraudulent social media handles by assuring the public that appropriate measures are being taken against them. The board has listed out as many as 30 fake accounts on ‘X’.
CBSE has released a list of fake X handles.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken proactive steps to tackle the issue of fake social media accounts falsely representing the board on X. The CBSE initiated measures to counter the spread of misinformation by identifying and publicising as many as 30 Twitter handles that impersonated the Board. It also emphasised that its only official Twitter account on X is ‘@cbseindia29’.
“It has come to the notice of the Central Board of Secondary Education that the following handles have been found using the name and/or logo of CBSE, with a view to mislead the general public on X,” stated CBSE in its latest notification.
Here are some of fake CBSE ‘X’ handles among several imposters:
- @Cbse_official
- @CBSEWorld
- @cbse_news
- @CbseExam
- @CBSENewsAlert
- @cbse_nic_in
- @cbse_result
- @CBSEINDIA
- @cbsezone
- @cbse_updates
Check out the full list here:
Announcement pic.twitter.com/CekIhetyHM
— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) February 12, 2024