Author: Abhinav Singh

A video of General Upendra Diwedi went viral on the internet because users claimed that he was criticising the central government. In this viral video, he was allegedly made remarks on the current Trishul exercises as ‘political theatre’ for the Bihar elections and the ‘saffronisation’ of the India Army. Fact-Check The DFRAC team’s investigations reveal […]

Many users on the internet are claiming that the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has said that there has been no major terror attack in India since 2013. The claims erupted after the NSA’s recent visit to the Sardar Patel Memorial to deliver a lecture on governance. A user, @drshamamohd, on X questioned his […]

Recently, internet users have been sharing a claim that a Taliban owned MiG-29 fighter jet was crashed while taking its first flight. Users are also pitching in that it was Indian engineers who helped the Taliban to restore this fighter aircraft. The claim extends that after its unsuccessful flight in Kandahar, the pilot engineers went […]

Many internet users are sharing the claim that a “recalibration” of Russian oil imports by India is harming India-Russia relations. This decision by India is also harming India-Russia defence ties, as the deals between the two may be delayed. One X user posts the image from last year when Modi visited Russia for a Russian […]

A video of a man molesting women and recording them without their permission in Canada has been made viral on the internet. Users claim that the man is from India because of his brown-coloured skin and harassing Caucasian women. A user on X posts this video with a caption that says, “How long before this […]

Internet users are sharing an image-based claim that depicts a notice of a Swiss hotel. In this image, a notice is displayed specifically for Indians that says, “DON’T PACK BUFFET FOOD IN YOUR PURSE”. A text in Urdu has also been inserted in this image, which also repeats the same message from the notice. A […]

After the appointment of Japan’s first-ever women Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, a claim has been made viral by internet users that she has officially formed a “Ministry of Mass Deportation” under her “first policy”. The claim was supported by the fact that Takaichi, a far-right conservative, is the face of a campaign against illegal immigration […]

A controversy has sparked yet again regarding the language tussle in India. This time it was because of a viral claim that mentions the Tamil Nadu government’s upcoming bill to ban the use of Hindi language in hoardings, boards, print advertisements, films and songs throughout the state. It ignited debates and discussions around the constitutionality […]

Virat Kohli is in Perth, Australia, preparing for the IND vs AUS ODI series, which will start from October 19th. Kohli went to Australia as a part of the first batch of the Indian national cricket team. Amidst this, fans were left outraged over an image where Virat Kohli is shown as signing a Pakistan […]