Tarek Fatah is a Pakistani writer and a columnist who is born in Karachi he is a popular figure among the Indian right-wing and is a peddler of fake news that aims to harden negative stereotypes about the Muslim community. His entire Twitter account is filled with the post that is against Indian Muslims. He often spreads […]
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A picture of Uddhav Thackeray is going viral on the social media. In he picture he is watching television. And, Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis can be seen on the telivision screen. Further, on the news plate of the screen, it is written, “UDDHAV GOES, SENA CM STAYS’ Meanwhile, A Facebook page, नमो fan club […]
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A picture of the famous Italian city of Venice is going viral on social media sites. It can be seen in this picture that the settlement of the city of Venice is in the shape of a heart. A user named Jules tweeted a picture of a drone shot with the caption, “Venice, Italy”. The […]
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There are many users on Twitter who frequently change their usernames. The reason is different for different users. The posts by these accounts are majorly set on an agenda in an attempt to channel the reader’s mind. In this DFRAC exclusive report, we will analyze the tactics of these accounts running by the name of […]
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A piece of news is going viral on the internet that Comedian Surender Sharma passes away. Users on social media are expressing their tribute by sharing different posts. Meanwhile, a Facebook user KANAK LATA shared a post with the caption, “Comedian Surinder Sharma Died: Another sad news has come out from the Punjabi entertainment world. […]
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental organization established in 1989 by the G7 Summit to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. Pakistan and FATF grey list Pakistan was put on […]
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A tweet from the news channel ‘Aaj Tak’ went viral on social media sites. It can be seen in this tweet that there is news of a chemical blast in a mosque in Gowliguda Gol, Hyderabad. It has also been claimed that 2 people were injured in this blast. Sharing the screenshot of this tweet, […]
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A screengrab in the name of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is going viral on the internet. Further in the screengrab, it is written that “Today, India is suffering from the exact same problem that Israel was suffering from, 5 years ago. There also a crowd of thousands used to gather upon the death of […]
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Fake news and misinformation keep spreading on social media. Not only social media users are involved in spreading this fake news but also the mainstream media. A misleading video was shown in the news by ABP News regarding the Kanpur riots, whose fact check has been done by DFRAC with the headline – “Fact Check: […]
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While the stories of the spread of fake news in India began on social media, the mainstream media has also been directly involved in it for the last several years. Be it elections or Corona, the Indian media was bringing forth its post-truth character to the fore. Instead of dealing with the current existing lies […]
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