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Digital Faultlines: Unmasking the Misinformation Machinery in the 2026 West Bengal Elections

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Khushboo Singh

The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections were not confined to traditional democratic processes such as political campaigning, policy debates, and voter outreach. Instead, they unfolded as a high-stakes digital information war in which misinformation played a central role in shaping public discourse. DFRAC’s investigation, based on content circulating on the social media platform X, reveals […]

Fact Check: Old 2022 video from Varanasi shared with communal claims, falsely linked to West Bengal elections

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026Khushboo Singh

A video is going viral on social media showing a group of individuals assaulting a man. Users sharing the video claim that it took place in Murshidabad, West Bengal. According to the claim, a man named Nazrul Islam was threatening people against voting for a specific political party, which led to the physical altercation. A […]

Viral Image of Dumped Sweets Falsely Linked to Bihar Elections

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025Aayushi Rana

An image showing food being discarded is circulating online with claims that RJD workers dumped rasgullas on the ground following their defeat in the Bihar Elections. An account named Ranjan Singh shared the claim, stating, “Rasgullas were buried instead of being given to the poor because an RJD strongman lost the election -Bihar Election Result.” […]

Fake video of Abhisar Sharma quoting ‘Supreme Court banned the EVM in the Bihar Elections’ shared

November 6, 2025November 15, 2025Abhinav Singh

A video of senior journalist Abhisar Sharma has been shared on Facebook. In this video, Abhisar Sharma can be heard reading news that the Chief Justice of India, B R Gavai, has given a historic judgment to ban EVMs in the Bihar elections and that voting in Bihar will now take place through ballot papers. […]

Fact Check: Is Arvind Kejriwal contesting from two seats in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections? Here’s the truth.

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election for all 70 constituencies is scheduled to be held on 5 February 2025. Results will be declared on 8 February 2025 Amid this, news about Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone viral on social media. While sharing the news, users wrote, “Arvind Kejriwal is losing the election […]

Fact Check: Video from 2022 falsely linked with ongoing US Presidential Elections

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

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 […]

False Claim of low turnout in voting percentage in J&K Assembly Elections goes viral

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024Aayushi Rana

Polling concluded for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, covering 40 seats across seven districts, including the winter capital Jammu. In the final leg of polling, voters from 40 assembly constituencies, including 24 in Jammu division and 16 in Kashmir division, will decide the fate of 415 candidates. Amidst […]

Fact Check: Pak accounts falsely claim killing of Youth in J&K ahead elections

September 10, 2024September 10, 2024Aayushi Rana

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are scheduled to be eheld in 18 september. Amidst this crucil event, Pakistani accounts on social mdia are sharing false claims to potray Indian administration in Bad light. A frequent fake news peddler X account named Kashmir English has shared a viral claim in regard to recent Operation Kanchi in […]

Fact-Check: 2016 video of Donald Trump falsely linked to 2024 US Presidential Elections. Here’s the Truth

August 31, 2024August 31, 2024

Ahead of 2024 US Presidential Elections, a video of Donald Trump has been widely shared by users on social media plaforms X (formerly twitter). In this video, Trump can be heard saying: “I am a Big Fan of Hindu and Big Fan of India. If I am elected President, the Hindu community and India will […]

AI gen image goes viral claiming to be from Trump’s Rally for the US Elections 2024

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

Recently, we saw the Lok Sabha Elections in India. After that, the most talked-about election is the US elections in 2024. Following this, an image of a sizable gathering raising US flags is going viral. Furthermore, it is claiming it to be from Trump’s rally for the US elections 2024. Fact Check We investigated this […]

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Digital Faultlines: Unmasking the Misinformation Machinery in the 2026 West Bengal Elections

Fact Check: Old 2022 video from Varanasi shared with communal claims, falsely linked to West Bengal elections

Viral Image of Dumped Sweets Falsely Linked to Bihar Elections

Fake video of Abhisar Sharma quoting ‘Supreme Court banned the EVM in the Bihar Elections’ shared

Fact Check: Is Arvind Kejriwal contesting from two seats in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections? Here’s the truth.

Fact Check: Video from 2022 falsely linked with ongoing US Presidential Elections

False Claim of low turnout in voting percentage in J&K Assembly Elections goes viral

Fact Check: Pak accounts falsely claim killing of Youth in J&K ahead elections

Fact-Check: 2016 video of Donald Trump falsely linked to 2024 US Presidential Elections. Here’s the Truth

AI gen image goes viral claiming to be from Trump’s Rally for the US Elections 2024

Fact Check: Did S. Jaishankar ask Marco Rubio for “Cockroach Party” handlers? Know the truth behind the viral claim

Weaponizing Narratives: A Study of Pakistan-Linked Misinformation Targeting India

Fact Check: There Is No Communal Angle in the Case of a Muslim Woman Being Assaulted in Prayagraj

Fact Check: Video of weapons recovered in Manipur misleadingly claimed to be from a mosque in Assam

Fact check: A video of protests against UGC rules in Bihar was misleadingly shared as Gen Z protests