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Event Recap: Webinar on “Censorship vs Verification: Challenges of Fact-Checking in China, Russia, and Turkey”

Aayushi Rana

Date: June 11, 2025 | Time: 6:00 PM IST | Platform: OnlineHost: Aayushi Rana, OSINT Research Analyst, DFRAC On June 11, 2025, DFRAC hosted a high-impact webinar titled “Censorship vs Verification: Challenges of Fact-Checking in China, Russia, and Turkey,” drawing over 300 live participants. The discussion brought together renowned experts: Prashant Tandon (Senior Journalist, Co-Founder & Advisor, DFRAC, India), Angie Holan (Director, […]

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Fact Check: No, Turkey has not started Mass Deportation of Indian Tourists

It has been widely circulated on social media that Turkey has started the mass deportation of abusive Indian tourists. Posts from several Pakistan-based X accounts suggest that Turkish authorities are taking strict action against Indian visitors due to alleged misconduct, with reports of widespread removals and a crackdown targeting Indian nationals. Multiple other users were […]

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False claim of Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens boycott of Indian tourists and products shared

False claim of Turkey and Azerbaijan citizens boycott of Indian tourists and products shared

Aayushi Rana

On social media, Pakistan-based accounts have shared a claim about the rising tensions among Turkey, Azerbaijan and India in the Tourism sector. An account named Ironclad shared a claim that Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens have started a mass Boycott of Indian tourists and products. Multiple other accounts were also found that shared a similar claim, […]

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Fact-Check: Will China, Pak and Turkey Jointly Develop Nuclear Submarines? Here are the facts

Fact-Check: Will China, Pak and Turkey Jointly Develop Nuclear Submarines? Here are the facts

News has recently emerged on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) alleging that China, Pakistan and Turkey to jointly develop nuclear submarines as quoted by Turkish media . The news has been shared by multiple pak handles on X. Pak-based handle Ironclad, Known for spreading misinformation on X posted an image and wrote: “#BREAKING: China, Pakistan and Turkey […]

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Fact-Check: Video showing Stability of Worshippers during Turkey Earthquake is falsely shared as video from Recent Moroccan Earthquake.

Morocco has recently witnessed a devastating earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people and left over 5000 injured. Social media platforms are flooded with the visuals of this dreadful incident. Amid this, many videos are going viral on social media with false claims. One such video on the Internet shows the stability […]

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