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Fact Check: Jayant Chaudhary Did Not Make the Viral Statement About the Jat Community; Misleading Claim Circulated

Shujaat Ali Quadri

With only a few months left before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, political exchanges between parties have intensified. Earlier, Samajwadi Party (SP) Uttar Pradesh president Shyam Lal Pal had made a statement about Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) national president Jayant Chaudhary, following which Jayant Chaudhary also targeted the SP. Amid this, a statement purportedly made […]

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Fact Check: Misleading Claim Falsely Links Manoj Tiwari’s Emotional 2020 Video to the Bankipur By-Election

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar, defeating BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 18,953 votes. The seat fell vacant after BJP’s National President Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha. Amid this, a video of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari becoming emotional has gone viral on social […]

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Deepak Sharma: A Pattern of Misinformation, Hate Speech, and Misleading Content on Social Media

Shujaat Ali Quadri

As part of its ongoing initiative to identify and document online misinformation networks, DFRAC conducted an investigation into the X (formerly Twitter) account operated under the name Deepak Sharma. The assessment covered a three-month period, from May 2026 to July 2026, during which the account’s posts, reposts, and overall online activity were systematically monitored and […]

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Fact Check: Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand did not make a statement about Yogi Adityanath becoming CM again in 2027

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati is undertaking a ‘Dharmayuddha Yatra’ (religious war march) for cow protection. Through this journey, he is visiting various districts of Uttar Pradesh, appealing for cow protection and demanding that the government declare the cow as the ‘Rashtra Mata’ (Mother of the Nation). During the yatra, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand has also been targeting […]

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A New Pattern of Digital Disinformation: Targeted Information Warfare Against the Indian Army and Its Officers

Shujaat Ali Quadri

The rapid expansion of digital communication and the growing reach of social media platforms have transformed the information landscape in unprecedented ways. Within this evolving environment, information warfare, cognitive warfare, and influence operations have become significant elements of contemporary geopolitical competition and ideological conflicts. Various studies and international organizations have highlighted that disinformation, misinformation, and […]

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Disinformation Network in the Northeast: Propaganda by Fake Media Outlets and Fake Columnists

Shujaat Ali Quadri

With the rapid expansion of digital media and social media platforms, the impact of information warfare and organized disinformation campaigns continues to grow. Particularly in a sensitive and strategic region like Northeast India, digital networks that influence online narrative-building, political polarization, and regional discontent have become a matter of serious concern. During this investigation, a […]

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Digital deception before voting: How fake news casting spell on India’s assembly polls?

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Mohd Fahad The writer is Editor (National Desk) at First India Elections in India have always been contested not just on the ground but also in the realm of narratives. However, in recent years—especially during Assembly elections in states like West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry—the battlefield has decisively shifted to digital platforms. […]

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Fact Check: Digitally Altered Video Falsely Shows Ravish Kumar Praising Pakistan While Criticizing the Modi Government

Shujaat Ali Quadri

Pakistani propaganda handles on social media are circulating a video of Ravish Kumar. In the clip, he is allegedly heard criticizing the Modi government and claiming that India is becoming globally isolated, while Pakistan has emerged as a central player on the global stage and a “net security provider. Sharing the video, a user named […]

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