What is an ECI (Election Commission of India)? Established by the Constitution of India on 25 January 1950, the ECI is permanent and independent to ensure free and fair elections in the country. The commission is responsible for holding the Lok Sabha elections in India. Roles and Responsibilities: Model Code of Conduct: One of ECI’s […]
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Introduction: South Asia Index’s official Twitter page and website focuses on the economy, politics, diplomacy, defence, climate change & other matters of South Asia. Its Twitter page has a following of more than 100k around the world and was started on December 2019. The page, as its bio states, presents global news to its followers. […]
Continue ReadingPakistani-origin Canadian citizen and journalist Tarek Fatah often spreads fake and misleading information on social media. Many of the information posted by him have been found to be misleading in the fact check. DFRAC has given detailed reports on Tarek Fatah earlier also.Tariq Fateh posted a video on social media. In this video it can […]
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From print media to electronic media, the big news is going on on Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam. It was claimed that Babar Azam had an objectionable chat with the girlfriend of a fellow player. Source: Punjab Kesari While publishing this news, Punjab Kesari wrote that the biggest hand in making this video viral is that […]
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Social media users are sharing a screengrab of Shushant Singh Rajput on social media. The screengrab looks like a tweet done from the official account of SSR. It states, “It’s hard to trust someone, especially when the ones you trusted the most were the ones that betrayed you..!! #politicsofcinema.” Social media users are sharing the […]
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A picture is getting viral on social media sites. It can be seen in the picture that Muslims are doing Namaz with cycles behind them. By sharing this picture Tarek Fatah a well-known Pakistani- Canadian Journalist and author captioned: “ Halal bicycle stand or is it the fear of theft while momins pray.” Source: Twitter Meanwhile, […]
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As rising cases of Covid-19 in China, several fake messages about SARS-CoV-2 variants are circulated in India. According to the message, the newly discovered Xbb subvariant of omicron is 5 times more noxious it has more impermanence rate than the Delta variant. The messages being circulated on social media in different languages- Source: Facebook Source: […]
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Ongoing mass movement named, “BharatJodoYtra is started by the Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is orchestrating the movement by walking from Kanyakumari to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir spanning 3,570 kilometers over 150 days. Meanwhile, a video is being shared on social media where Rahul Gandhi, Charanjit Singh Channi and Jitendra Singh […]
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Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group, is one of India’s most liked businessmen in the country, mainly because of his ethics and grounded behavior. He came into the highlights when he launched the cheapest car Nano by Tata Motors in India which was unveiled on 10th January 2008 and was launched in […]
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A picture is going viral on social media where left side there is a picture of Sonia Gandhi and on the right side there is a picture of a young lady. People on social media are claiming that picture to be of Sonia Gandhi when she was young. A user on Twitter writes, “No words […]
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