A US Air Force aircraft carrying 104 deported Indians landed in Punjab’s Amritsar on Wednesday. Soon, images of people sitting in handcuffs started making rounds on social media. This was the first deportation to India during the second term of US President Donald Trump. However, all eyes were drawn to a picture of the deported immigrants being […]
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On social media, news from the USA and India has gone viral. While sharing the news users wrote ” The United States and Canada have approved the plan to deport 1.2 Million illegal Indian immigrants.” Link FactCheck During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be false. We did not find any media report regarding […]
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Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing significant transformation as development and infrastructure projects are becoming the significant focus in the region combating its longstanding socio-economic challenges. With the aim of enhancing the modern infrastructure and a pivot on holistic growth in the state turned UT, PM Modi has recently inaugurated the newly created Jammu Railway Division and the state […]
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A claim has recently surfaced on X alleging that India has rejected BRICS offer to trade in local currency. It wants to trade in US dollar. The claim has been shared by several users including a pak-based handle on X An X handle named World Affairs posted an image on X and wrote: “India rejects […]
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On social media, a video from the U.S. has gone viral. While sharing the video, users wrote, “Drones are being reported over the U.S. Capitol.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to […]
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Some Pak-based handles took to Social media platform X(formerly Twitter) and claimed that America has arrested an Indian national on espionage charges as the individual was providing confidential information regarding the USAF jets to Russia. An account with the name AM Raad shared images of PM Modi and President-elect Trump and some Jet planes on […]
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A claim is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stating that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance Sharing the image of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, an account with the name Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis […]
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On social media, a video of machine and ballot paper has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “BREAKING: FIVE Trump-leaning counties in Pennsylvania are experiencing Maricopa County, WIDESPREAD MACHINE FAILURES, This time ES&S and MicroVote partnering up with Dominion Rigging Systems.” Link Fact Check During the investigation DFRAC found that the claim […]
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Americans are headed to the polls today to vote for the country’s next president. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are holding their final campaign events in battleground states. Harris and Trump each need at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. In the middle of this, A graphic that shows […]
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The trend of parody accounts proliferates on social media platforms, giving rise to misinformation and antipathetic narratives on the digital landscape. This DFRAC Exclusive report will examine the scenario of parody accounts on social media platforms and their brief analysis. Masquerading under the names of prominent and well-known personalities, these accounts have attained a substantial number […]
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