Anti-India Propaganda on the Digital Front: A New Form of Cyber Terrorism

In this era of social media and digital platforms, lies, rumors, and half-truths are the ammunition used to weaken a country. This is information warfare, where lies obscure truth, and those lies are repeated until they become accepted as truth. DFRAC’s investigation has revealed that certain networks and accounts are engaged in a systematic campaign […]

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Fact Check: Viral photo from Ladakh violence is not of Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag

After the protest in Leh demanding full statehood, violence broke out. Several pictures and videos of this violence went viral on social media. Among them, one picture of a masked man carrying weapons was shared, claiming he was Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya, along with several other users, shared […]

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Fact Check: Captain Shiv Kumar Never Claimed India Lost Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage Jets

Defense Attache Captain Shiv Kumar of Indian Navy gave a statement on Operation Sindoor in a Seminar organized in Indonesia. His remark led to up-roar which prompted the Indian Embassy in Indonesia to release a press statement and explain. Simultaneously, a lot of deceptive information is being circulated in the social media context regarding the […]

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Propaganda Frontlines: Pakistani-Turkish Media Alliance and the Spread of Misinformation Against India

On April 22, a tragic terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, claimed the lives of 27 innocent tourists. The attack was directly attributed to Pakistani-based terrorists. In response, on the night of May 6–7, India launched targeted strikes on multiple terrorist hideouts located in Pakistan. What followed was a period of escalated conflict between […]

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Fact check: Rana Ayyub's photo with Alia and Pooja Bhatt falsely claimed to be of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra

Fact check: Rana Ayyub’s photo with Alia and Pooja Bhatt falsely claimed to be of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra

Jyoti Malhotra, a YouTuber from Haryana, has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. Several videos and photos of Jyoti Malhotra’s visit to Pakistan are going viral on social media. Meanwhile, a photo featuring actresses Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt is being shared with the claim that the woman with them is Jyoti Malhotra. […]

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Fake letter of Rajnath Singh instructing army to hide losses shared on social media

A letter purportedly from Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command has been circulating on social media. The letter instructs that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Udhampur Air Base, there should be no written or verbal references to recent incidents involving the S-400 air defence […]

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