Fact-Check: “My city is fully open”. How trolls use their mindless copy-pasting habit to counter the farmer’s protest

September 27,2021 marks the day when the ongoing farmers’ protest called for a nationwide strike to shine a light on their cause. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha called the strike to commemorate the first anniversary since the three farm laws were enacted. The farmers movement blocked a few borders in different states. As a reaction to […]

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On the death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, copy-pasting trend emerged on Twitter to incite hate, started by Suresh Chavhanke of Sudarshan News

Famed separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away at the age of 92 on September 1, 2021. He advocated for Kashmir to be separated from India and faced a lot of flack from the right wing community in India. Upon his death, several memes and messages were posted on social media. Some celebrated his […]

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Emerging Hate Narratives Surrounding India’s Developmental Project in Jammu and Kashmir

Emerging Hate Narratives Surrounding India’s Developmental Project in Jammu and Kashmir

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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Jackson Hinkle: Archetypal Paragon of Misinformation in Current Social Media Landscape

Jackson Hinkle: Archetypal Paragon of Misinformation in Current Social Media Landscape

The Israel-Hamas war still rages on, and the trend of False news and misinformation relentlessly escalating on X(Twitter). In Dfrac’s probe, Jackson Hinkle has been identified as the most influential fake news peddler regarding the ongoing war. In this report, we are going to unmask this fake news peddler and resolve the intricacies created by him. […]

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DFRAC Exclusive: Chinese Twitter Army’s Quest to Cleanse the Narratives about Atrocities on Uyghur Muslims

In recent developments, efforts have been made by DFRAC team to address the dissemination of content by the Chinese Twitter army that pertains to the atrocities and torture endured by Uyghur Muslims. China has faced allegations of engaging in torture, committing atrocities, violating human rights, and perpetrating massacres against Uyghur Muslims through the establishment of detention centers. […]

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Fact Check : Video of a mob thrashing a poster of Kangana Ranaut with slippers is old and misleading.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is getting trolled regularly on social media after her controversial statement at the media summit which said that ” India got true freedom only in 2014″ on November 10, 2021. Several hashtags were trending in her name since then. Table 1: Hashtags that trended in the name of Kangana Ranaut S. […]

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