Fact Check: Viral Photo of Rahul Gandhi and Abhijeet Deepke with Khalistani Pannu and George Soros is AI-Generated

The Cockroach Janata Party organized a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi over education-related issues. The Congress party also raised the issue from the streets to Parliament. Following these protests, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the post of Union Education Minister. Meanwhile, a photo has been widely shared on social media claiming to show Leader of […]

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Fact Check: DCP Sumit Jha Did Not Resign in Support of Student Protest; Viral Video Is Digitally Altered

In recent days, students staged protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. Following sustained demands by the protesting students, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the post of Union Education Minister. Several videos related to the protests have gone viral on social media. One such video featured Delhi Police DCP Sumit […]

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Fact Check: Did Union Minister Piyush Goyal Threaten to Hang “Cockroaches”? Misleading Video Goes Viral

Amid the ongoing protests by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, a video of Union Minister Piyush Goyal has gone viral on social media. In the viral clip, Goyal is purportedly heard saying: “I firmly believe that we should publicly hang two or three cockroaches so that this Janata Party realizes what our strength is […]

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

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: Rajnath Singh Did Not Threaten Pakistan Over Jantar Mantar Protests; Viral Video Is Digitally Altered

A video of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is being widely circulated on social media with the claim that he issued a stern warning to Pakistan over the Jantar Mantar protests. In the viral clip, he is purportedly heard saying: “Pakistan made us lose one worthy minister via Jantar Mantar protests. Now it’s time for Pakistan […]

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Propaganda Decode: Analysis of Pakistani Users’ Narratives on Manipur, Kashmir, and Punjab!

Wars are not fought only on borders; in the modern era, social media has become a new battlefield where mobile phones, computers, and the internet have replaced bullets and gunpowder as the biggest weapons. In this war, lines of soldiers are not visible; instead, information, images, videos, and posts appearing on screens serve as weapons. […]

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

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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Fact Check: The incident of bodies suddenly sitting up and walking in the Delhi AIIMS mortuary did not happen; the viral video is AI-generated

A CCTV footage is going viral on social media. In this footage, several bodies can be seen lying on stretchers in a morgue. Suddenly, two of the bodies sit up, and shortly afterward, the stretchers along with the bodies start moving back and forth. Users sharing this video claim that it is CCTV footage of […]

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

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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