Fact Check: DCP Sumit Jha Did Not Resign in Support of Student Protest; Viral Video Is Digitally Altered

In recent days, students staged protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. Following sustained demands by the protesting students, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the post of Union Education Minister. Several videos related to the protests have gone viral on social media. One such video featured Delhi Police DCP Sumit […]

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Fact Check: Did Union Minister Piyush Goyal Threaten to Hang “Cockroaches”? Misleading Video Goes Viral

Amid the ongoing protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, a video of Union Minister Piyush Goyal has gone viral on social media. In the viral clip, Goyal is purportedly heard saying: “I firmly believe that we should publicly hang two or three cockroaches so that this Janata Party realizes what our strength is […]

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Deepak Sharma: A Pattern of Misinformation, Hate Speech, and Misleading Content on Social Media

As part of its ongoing initiative to identify and document online misinformation networks, DFRAC conducted an investigation into the X (formerly Twitter) account operated under the name Deepak Sharma. The assessment covered a three-month period, from May 2026 to July 2026, during which the account’s posts, reposts, and overall online activity were systematically monitored and […]

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Fact Check: Rajnath Singh Did Not Threaten Pakistan Over Jantar Mantar Protests; Viral Video Is Digitally Altered

A video of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is being widely circulated on social media with the claim that he issued a stern warning to Pakistan over the Jantar Mantar protests. In the viral clip, he is purportedly heard saying: “Pakistan made us lose one worthy minister via Jantar Mantar protests. Now it’s time for Pakistan […]

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Under the Guise of the Delhi Protests, Pakistani Propaganda Handles Spread Inflammatory Narratives and Fake News

The agitation over the NEET paper leak case continues at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, where protesters are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. On July 20, protesters called for a march to Parliament, during which clashes broke out between the police and demonstrators. Numerous videos and images of the incident quickly went […]

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Fact Check: The claim of stone-pelting on the hydrogen train is misleading

Protests have been ongoing for several days at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak case. Protesters had announced a ‘Parliament March’ on July 20. Meanwhile, clashes were witnessed between protesters and the Delhi Police, videos of which are widely circulating on social media. Additionally, a […]

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Propaganda Decode: Analysis of Pakistani Users’ Narratives on Manipur, Kashmir, and Punjab!

Wars are not fought only on borders; in the modern era, social media has become a new battlefield where mobile phones, computers, and the internet have replaced bullets and gunpowder as the biggest weapons. In this war, lines of soldiers are not visible; instead, information, images, videos, and posts appearing on screens serve as weapons. […]

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