Election season is around the corner in India where 5 states including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, will hold elections. Madhya Pradesh will hold Legislative Assembly elections on November 17, 2023. False information is being disseminated on social media during this time. One such claim is going viral that Kamal Nath in his speech said the […]
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A video has been widely shared on social media platforms with the claim that the condition of police personnel who stopped a Karnataka Congress leader from raising the Pakistan Zindabad slogan was worsened adding: if Congress‘ reign comes, there will be an outcry in the entire country. Viral video On X claims A user named […]
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In recent times, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Here, after paying obeisance, he took part in the community service work. Rahul helped in the service work by washing utensils, picking up shoes and slippers, and making langar. Meanwhile, a 7-second video of Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social […]
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Twitter is a powerful platform through which a bottom-up spread of hate is generated, shaped, and reified by millions of users who tweet every day. DFRAC has always been watchful on hate mongering and hashtags, where such campaigns on social media have seen a string of successes recently, painting an entire community as the “enemy”. One such […]
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A video clip from the KBC show has gone viral. Sharing the video, users are claiming that the contestant lost Rs 7.5cr when he answered wrongly about the Mahakaal corridor being built by Shivraj Chauhan. A User on Twitter, Shantanu(@shaandelhite)shared a video of the show where a contestant is seen losing to the question for […]
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A newspaper cutting is going viral on social media platforms with the headline: “Rahul admits, Congress is a Muslim Party. It is mentioned in this news: “Urdu daily newspaper ‘Inquilab’ published in Jammu and Kashmir, has revealed, Rahul Gandhi revealed in a secret meeting with Muslim intellectuals that Congress is a party for Muslims. It is […]
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The social media site X (formerly Twitter) has a user named “Queen of Bundelkhand” (@Queen_Bundela). This user has around 39,800 followers. So far 10.5K tweets have been made from this Twitter ID. Multiple fake and misleading information is shared through this account. Here we are providing fact check of 3 fake news shared by this […]
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There are numerous assertions circulating on social media regarding the lineage of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the country. Among these claims, one that has gained significant traction is the one that his biological mother is Thusu Rahman Bai. A user on X named Munna Yadav shared a graphical image on Twitter and […]
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A video is going viral on social media that shows congress leader Rahul Gandhi enjoying chicken leg piece and Tandoori Roti in a hotel. Users are claiming that congress leader Rahul Gandhi who describes himself as ‘Dattaterya Brahmin’ is eating chicken during the holy month of Sawan. A user by the name of Sharwan Kumar posted this […]
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A picture of Senior Congress Leader and Chairperson of United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Sonia Gandhi, is getting viral on whatsapp and other social media platforms. A book titled ‘How to convert India into Christian Nation’ is seen in the background of that picture. The picture got viral in the year 2021 as well. Several users […]
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