This report sheds light on a disturbing trend of hate speech and misinformation spread by a social media influencer with a staggering 194,000 followers. Our investigation exposes the true identity of this individual, revealing a pattern of hate towards a specific community.
The influencer’s online activity is marred by hateful conduct, including targeted attacks on the community, promoting hate and dehumanization. Their posts often masquerade as factual news but are cleverly crafted to perpetuate hate and intolerance. We have identified numerous instances of fake and misleading information, designed to spread misinformation and fuel hate.
The report highlights the dangers of online hate speech and misinformation, and the need for social media platforms to take responsibility for regulating such content. The influencer’s actions have contributed to a culture of divisiveness and hostility, and we must take a stand against such behavior.
By exposing the true identity of this influencer and analyzing their pattern of hate, we hope to raise awareness about the importance of online safety and the need for critical thinking in the digital age.
Who is the user?
The username “ocean Jain”, with the username @oceanjain4 on platform X (formally Twitter), with a substantial following of 194,000 people, claims to be a staunch supporter of India and expresses willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for the country. The user joined the X platform in June 2020. The User’s bio says, भारत के प्रेम में खुद को तपाये बैठे है, मरेंगे भारत के लिए ये वचन मृत्यु से लगाये बैठे हैं! #हर_कण_हिंदू, translated to They have dedicated themselves to the love of India, they have vowed to die for India! #every_particle_hindu. It was observed that they post 32 tweets daily on average, highlighting the information they produce for the consumers of their content to experience.
However, their account ironically promotes hatred and misinformation targeted towards a specific community, contradicting their proclaimed love for India and rendering their claim faulty. The user also has a telegram channel with 1.14k followers to support their motives, where they use their channel to propagate the motive of hate.
1) Embroiled in ID scandal: Under Fire for Fake ID and Misused Picture
Our team’s deep analysis observed and investigated over a long period revealed the following:
Ocean Jain’s account initially acted as a promotional page to gain followers. We looked for the initial tweets from the accounts, which mainly seemed to be promotional tweets, acted towards grabbing more followers and promoting other accounts for the same.
At the same time, our investigation revealed that the user used emotional manipulation to gain followers by gaining the sympathy of people
To gain attention and credibility, the account commented on recognized people’s sections, manipulating public perception and amassing a large following under pretenses
- Account as a promotional page
- While digging through the information, we noticed that the user used emotional manipulation to gain followers, thus it has to be mentioned that the user has historically employed emotional manipulation to gain sympathy and attract followers, often portraying themselves as a vulnerable individual, such as a “poor girl” or “village girl”, to evoke emotions and gain support, and using sentimental language and narratives to create a false sense of connection with followers.
Exposure of Deceptive Account Activity
The username “Ocean Jain” was exposed and accused by multiple users such as, “Karishma_aziz97” as a male masquerading as a female, contrary to the account’s purported identity. This revelation occurred in a group voice in Twitter Space, under, “Bishnoi samaj fan Club !”, organized by the user – UMMANG JAIN where the discussion was about BJP and government, Ocean Jain, unmuted themselves to express their opinions. The voice heard was unmistakably male, describing their opinions and views regarding religion and the BJP government, realizing the mistake, prompting a hasty replacement with a female voice was done, in an apparent attempt to maintain the deception. Further investigation suggests that the person operating the account uses this tactic to gain followers and disseminate hateful content while pretending to be a woman.
The same user who exposed Ocean Jain further substantiated this exposure by releasing two videos. The videos reveal a blatant attempt to conceal the account holder’s true identity. A male voice is audible in one video, while a female voice is heard in the other, justifying and assuring people about the actual holder of Ocean Jain’s account. This discrepancy suggests that the account holder, maintaining the charade and avoiding detection, hastily replaced the original male voice with a female voice, further underscoring the extent of their deception.
2) The User’s Targeted Hate
The user in question has been found to consistently target one particular community, especially the Muslim minority. This targeted hate is achieved through the use of masked derogatory language and the creation of misleading narratives.
The user employs a range of derogatory terms, including “Abdul”, “Atangwad”, “Abdul ki behan”, “Musalman”, and “Mulla”. These terms are often used in a masked or veiled manner, attempting to avoid explicit hate speech while still conveying derogatory and discriminatory sentiments.
Categories of Derogatory Content
Our investigation has identified three primary categories of keywords in which the user employs the derogatory term such as,
Abdul:
Women: The user targets women, both Muslim and non-Muslim, by perpetuating the conspiracy theory of “Love Jihad”. This narrative falsely claims that Muslim men are manipulating and coercing non-Muslim women into romantic relationships and conversion to Islam. The user limits women’s agency and capability to reason in matters of love and marriage, portraying them as vulnerable to manipulation by Muslim men.
Community: The user creates and disseminates misleading information, stereotypes, biased views, and opinions to marginalize and target the Muslim community. This perpetuates a negative and discriminatory narrative, fostering hatred and prejudice against Muslims.
Caste-Based Comments: The user attempts to ignite casteism within the Muslim community by making derogatory comments about specific castes. This is done to create divisions and tensions within the community, potentially leading to violence and further marginalization.
Derogatory Use of “Musalman”
The user’s employment of the terms “Musalman” in a derogatory sense is a deliberate attempt to perpetuate a negative and discriminatory narrative against the Muslim community. By using this term, the user subconsciously influences the consumers of their content to develop and construct a prejudiced narrative against Muslims.
Legitimizing Hatred
This subtle yet insidious approach creates a space to legitimize hatred towards Muslims by hinting at the narrative that Muslims are not an integral part of the original Hindu majority. This false and divisive narrative fosters an “us versus them” mentality, further marginalizing and ostracizing the Muslim community.
Consequences of Such Narratives on their Platform
It was detected that the constant use of such narratives has severe consequences on the mass consumers of their tweets, including:
1. Normalization of Hate Speech: The use of derogatory terms and narratives has become increasingly acceptable in the comment section of this user, creating an opportunity to increase hatred, and contributing to a toxic online environment.
2. Radicalization: The subtle yet consistent exposure to prejudiced content on the user’s platform has led to the radicalization of individuals, fostering extremist ideologies.
The user’s derogatory use of “Musalman” is a deliberate attempt to perpetuate a discriminatory narrative against the Muslim community.
The Anatomy of Hate Speech: A Methodological Analysis
Patterned Methodologies of Hate Speech: Observations conducted by the team, DFRAC, found that this user uses repeated and patterned tools and means to create hate speech through the following tools and means
- Spread of hate through the use of religion
By manipulatively sharing clips of religious leaders that imply hate speeches to instigate the consumers of its platform to develop such narratives that are biased and highly provocative, adding fuel to already communal conflicts going around in the country.
II. Exploiting Humor to Spread Hatred
– Employing offensive and dark humor to perpetuate discriminatory narratives
– Blurring the line between humor and hate speech to normalize prejudice
– Using sarcasm and irony to disguise hateful messages
Spread of hate through misleading and Fake news
Targeted misinformation towards Muslims
Example 1)
Example 2)
This example highlights and reflects how Ocean Jain spreads fake news and misleads the users of Social Media to secure their propaganda. We at DFRAC, kept track of this user’s doings and discovered that Ocean Jain has constantly been spreading fake and misleading news which our team has already busted. In this example, the intention targets a community, Muslims, without any truth and accuracy of the facts, the user has tweeted false news. The same can be viewed in detail through the fact check conducted by our team on this link
MISLEADING TWEETS MADE TO SPREAD HATRED AND COMMUNALISM
Example 1)
Ocean Jain, shared an image writing,” In 1982 Indira Gandhi issued a postal stamp on Asian games, In the video it was shown Turk Muslim toss an Indian. What can be the reason?” Upon investigation by our team, DFRAC, it was found that the postal stamp was issued in the 9th Asian Games in 1982, and it has no religious angle associated with it.
Example 2)
Ocean Jain, shared a tweet from AajTak, that read Maharashtra government has decided to donate 10 crores to the WAQf board, however, a while later, AajTak tweeted again stating that the decision had been revoked. However, Ocean Jain, who is quite active on X, did not publicize the follow-up news of the same thing, leading to question their propaganda and purpose.
Thus, no follow-up on the news, creating a bias.
4) History of Deception: Exposed for Spreading Fake News and Misinformation
1) By other X users- Numerous amounts of times, the DFRAC team observed that other users have also challenged the claims of Ocean Jain for being fake and misleading, which originate from hate and propaganda to channel the hatred towards Muslims.
Example 1
Example 2
2) Ocean Jain exposed for misleading and fake tweets by DFRAC
Our team has repeatedly checked Ocean Jain’s tweets, and we have observed that user frequently uses their platform to spread fake news and dedicate their interests to fulfilling and achieving their propaganda.
Additionally, below are a few facts checks conducted by DFRAC and busted the spread of fake news and misinformation by the user, highlighting and establishing that Ocean Jain spreads hatred and misinformation.
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Conclusion
This report presented by DFRAC establishes, clearly that user Ocean Jain purposely intends to promote such content to social media that instigates and propagates hatred towards the Muslim community. His inflammatory rhetoric and deliberate dissemination of falsehoods systematically foster a culture of societal divisions, communal tensions, and social unrest, overtly breaching X (Twitter) community guidelines, terms of service, and applicable legal statutes.
