Author: Aayushi Rana

Hashtags, Hubs, and Hidden Operators: Tracing the Anti-India Online Nexus in Bangladesh

Aayushi Rana

Relations between India and Bangladesh have long been based on strategic cooperation, economic partnership, and deep historical ties. However, in recent months, certain developments have emerged that have created diplomatic friction between the two countries. Differences over limited but sensitive issues have not only affected political and diplomatic discourse but have also visibly spilled over […]

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How Azerbaijani Media Became a Megaphone for Pakistan’s Anti-India Narrative

Aayushi Rana

When Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s aircraft entered Azerbaijani airspace in June 2023, it received an escort from Azerbaijan’s Air Force fighter jets, a rare diplomatic honor typically reserved for the closest strategic partners. The gesture symbolized a relationship that, in recent years, has evolved beyond conventional diplomacy into coordinated political, defense, and informational alignment. […]

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Fact Check: Did Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Praise Pakistan and Criticise India for Silence?

Aayushi Rana

Social media posts claim that Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, during a press briefing, thanked Pakistan for standing with Iran during “Zionist attacks” and stated that some regional partners, including India, remained silent. The claim is accompanied by a video of an Iranian spokesperson speaking in English. We also found other accounts that shared a similar […]

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Fact Check: Did Barack Obama Bow To Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei?

Aayushi Rana

An image circulating online shows Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former U.S. President Barack Obama bowing before Iran’s leader. Users sharing the image have called it “the absolute low point in American history.” Fact Check Upon investigation, we found the claim image to be digitally altered.  We conducted a Google reverse image search […]

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DFRAC Conducts Media Literacy Workshop at Christ University’s EQUINOX’25 Festival

Aayushi Rana

DFRAC participated in EQUINOX’25, the annual interdisciplinary fest organized by the School of Social Sciences at Christ (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus. The fest celebrated innovation, ethics, and leadership across Media, Economics, and Political Science disciplines. Ms. Ayushi Rana, Senior Fact Checker at DFRAC, was invited as a guest of honor for the […]

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The Eastern Front: How Pakistani Terror Groups Found a New Safe Haven in Bangladesh

Aayushi Rana

In the border districts of Bangladesh, Pakistani clerics held secretive meetings with local extremists and banned militant operatives. And connecting these two distant points was a network involving Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders, Bangladeshi Salafi organizations, and a Pakistani preacher with deep ties to the masterminds of the Mumbai attacks. This investigation reveals how Pakistan’s terror organization (Lashkar- […]

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