Claim: A viral video on Instagram claims to show Cockroach Janata Party founder @abhijeet_dipke being allegedly slapped during the party’s October 2, 2026 protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park. The caption of this post suggests a narrative about protests, accountability and political disruption. Fact: The claim is misleading. In its investigation, the DFRAC team found this […]
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Introduction The upcoming FATF Plenary in October 2026 will once again place global anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing frameworks under scrutiny. FATF’s October meeting is scheduled for 26-30 October in Paris, where member jurisdictions review measures taken against money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. (FATF) Pakistan presents an important case for examination as, a month before […]
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A video showing eggs being thrown at a woman is being circulated as an incident from Uttar Pradesh, with users claiming that a Dalit woman teacher and deputy head, Rekha Mallik, was attacked with eggs amid chants of “Jai Shri Ram” by RSS workers. A video showing a woman being pelted with eggs is being […]
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A video is being shared on social media with the claim that a Muslim man was beaten by Hindu youths in India. In the viral video, a Muslim man can be seen tied to a tree with a rope, while several youths slap him. While sharing this video, a user named 🇵🇸🇵🇸 🇹🇷 🇵🇸🇵🇸 wrote […]
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Executive Summary Pakistan’s information and propaganda ecosystem appears to be increasingly focusing on India’s Northeast, particularly Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, while simultaneously amplifying narratives that align with China’s strategic interests in the region. A year after Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir said that “We’ll start from India’s East”, the propaganda does not seem […]
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(Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri) The information environment surrounding the Manipur crisis has been aggressively weaponized. What began as a deeply rooted ethnic conflict has evolved into a high-velocity digital battleground shaped by competing narratives and coordinated amplification. A surge of newly created social media accounts, a relatively small but highly amplified cluster of foreign-based handles, […]
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On social media, three different images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with different girls are being shared. In the first image, PM Modi can be seen sitting in a car with a girl. In the second image, PM Modi is seen holding a girl’s hand. In the third image, PM Modi is seen sitting with […]
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Recently, two images were circulated by a supporter of the Khalistan separatist movement. These images depict that the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, allegedly posed in front of a wall featuring the phrase “Khalistan Zindabad”. These images were shared during Mr Banga’s highly publicised visit to Pakistan. The user posted this image […]
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Following reports of World Bank Group President Ajay Banga’s recent visit to Pakistan, an image has been circulating on social media showing him holding a Khalistan flag, with claims that he supports the Khalistan movement. A user on X with a username, @FTWHarjee, shared this image with a caption, “IMF President sending signals to INDIA”. […]
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A video of a young woman is going viral on social media. Along with the video, it is being claimed that the woman is Aarti Sharma, daughter of former BJP MLA Anant Sharma, and that she has been in a relationship with a Muslim man named Nadeem for the past eight years. It is further […]
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