Author: Sakshi Gupta

India launched an anti-terror operation on 1 August 2025, named ‘Operation Akhal’. The operation began in the thickly forested Akhal region after receiving intelligence about terrorist hideouts. It’s been 13 days since the operation is ongoing. In regards to this a claim is going viral on the internet. An account on X, ‘Intel_Observer’ posted the […]

An account on X ‘TacticalTribun’ posted a claim on 11 August 2025. The user claimed, “India is looking to place an urgent order of 4 Rafale jets from France after losses against Pakistan.” The post has more than 13k views, 780 likes and almost 120 reposts. Link Another account named ‘Cptn_101’ claimed “India placed an […]

A video of some people throwing stones on a military vehicle is going viral on social media. On instagram a user named ‘ram_bhakt_9___’ posted the video on 6 August 2025. The caption of the video reads (Translated in English) “These people are ***, who are throwing stones at the soldier’s vehicles. They are brave soldiers […]

On social media platform X, some Pakistan-based accounts have circulated a claim. An account named ‘TacticalTribun’ claimed “Iran has arrested an IRGC official, Ahmad Ghadiri, for leaking sensitive data to Indian and Israel agencies.” The claim was posted on 7 August 2025.  Link Fact Check DFRAC investigated the viral claim and found it to be […]

US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Indian exports because India buys oil from Russia. In this context a claim is going viral on X. A Pakistan-based propaganda account shared the claim. ‘NavCom24’ claimed “India lost $30 Billion foreign investment due to incoming US tariffs” on 6 August 2025. Link Several other accounts have also […]

Recently the EU announced sanctions on Russia’s energy sector, including a significant ban on Russian oil imports. A claim is going viral on the internet concerning the ban. An account named ‘TheDailyCPEC’ posted a claim on 5 August 2025. They claimed “EU put sanctions against India for buying oil from Russia and Iran.” Link Another […]

India has recently launched anti-terrorists operation in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Many claims and narratives have been circulated since then. One such claim is posted by ‘NavCom24’ on X, on 5 August 2025. The account posted pictures of an aircraft taken from different angles, with the claim “Just in, Airspace over Jammu and Kashmir region […]

Operation Akhal is a significant anti-terrorist operation conducted by Indian security forces in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The operation took place in the dense Akhal forests of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, and as of August 4, 2025, had entered its fourth day. Amidst the operation a claim is going viral on the […]

The United States has imposed a 25% tariff on most goods imported from India. In the context of the tariff imposed a claim is going viral on the internet. An account on X, named ‘Navcom24’ claimed “China refuses to form any separate bloc with India to help counter US tariffs, Russia not interested either.” The […]