Claim A video is going viral on social media that shows an angry mob thrashing a boy. The user who has shared the video has claimed a Hindu boy in West Bengal is beaten to death. A user named पंडित हेतराम विदुआ, or Pandit Hemant Viduaah (@HetramMishra) has shared this is video with a caption […]
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Disturbing visuals are being circulated showing a man and a woman severely injured and bleeding profusely. Along with these images, users have shared the claim that, “ In Kaliganj, Gazipur district, Jamaat radicals brutally attacked 3 Hindu minorities with an axe for the ‘crime’ of cutting water hyacinths from the river.’ Multiple other users were also […]
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Claim A viral video shows vandalism and arson in a complex of a religious institution. The text in the video suggests that it is from West Bengal and all this is happening against a Hindu Temple. It pleads people to reconsider brotherhood with other religions. Link; Archive Link Fact Check Upon investigation, DFRAC found the […]
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Claim A viral video shows an overcrowded train with passengers traveling on the rooftop of the carriage. A user shared the video with the caption: “Ohioans cheering on the arrival of Vivek,” misattributing it to the Indian railway system. Link 1, Link 2; Archive 1, Archive 2 Fact Check DFRAC conducted a reverse image search […]
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Claim A user has shared a video of a headless body of a woman lying on a farm. The user has shared this video with the text: “Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh has not stopped yet. A recent incident has come to light from Bangladesh’s Khulna in which a case of violence against a woman […]
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Claim A Pakistan-based user is claiming that Bangladesh has issued a communique in which it has warned Indian troops after they had abducted 4 Bangladeshi villagers from the Tripura border. Link Fact Check To check the authenticity of the viral claim, DFRAC did a keyword search: “Bangladeshi nationals cross into India.” We got recent news […]
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Did BSF kill a person named Akhtar Jamal at the India-Bangladesh border?
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A video capturing chaotic scenes from a street has gone viral on social media. In this video, it can be seen that some people are breaking a jeep. While sharing the video, users wrote: “Jihadis try to loot army vehicle in West Bengal.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The […]
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On social media, a video of a toll plaza has gone viral which shows a group of people creating a ruckus and breaking down a barricade at a toll plaza. While sharing the video, users claim that it is from India. Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can […]
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On social media, news from India and Bangladesh has gone viral. While sharing the news, users wrote: “Breaking: Just in, 94 Indian soldiers hospitalized after today’s border clash with Bangladeshi forces.” Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be false. We found multiple media reports regarding the news. According to a […]
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