A video showing some locals thronged near a suitcase, has gone viral on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users shared this video and associated it with a communal spin by claiming that a Muslim man named Akram had killed a Hindu woman on the false pretext of marriage. An account with the username […]
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Claim A viral video is getting circulated on social media. The user is claiming it to be from Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. Link User has shared the video with caption: “A joyous conclusion of the great human Maha Kumbh of the divine, grand, wonderful, unique world….” Fact Check To check the authenticity of the […]
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A claim has recently surfaced on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) alleging Bangladesh has officially rejected India’s invitation to establish intelligence-sharing relations. The claim has been shared by Pakistan-based handles on X. An account named Ironclad, better known for sharing misinformation, posted an image on X and wrote: “Bangladesh has officially rejected India’s invitation to […]
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Claim A viral video garnered attention on social media claiming that fundamentalists are attacking minority Hindus in Bangladesh. Sharing an explicit video of a woman and man in compromising scenes the users claimed that “some fundamentalists entered the house of a Hindu family and lynched the husband, wife and a child”. While another user claimed […]
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Claim A user on social media shared a video in which an angry mob is seen climbing to the balcony of a person in Telangana. We can also see a bunch of people barging in on the door of the house. Link The user has shared this video with caption: “This video is from Telangana, […]
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Claim Many users claimed that Pope Francis died on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, but the Vatican did not announce it to the public. Some posts also insinuated intrigues in the Vatican for the hushing of the news. Link Similar claims can be seen here and here. Fact-check To ascertain the truth first, DFRAC investigation searched […]
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The last day of Mahakumbh Mela 2025 concluded on the day of Mahashivratri when thousands of devotees thronged Triveni Sangam in Prayaraj to perform sacred rituals and take a holy dip in the confluence of the rivers. Meanwhile, an image showing a formation of Trident or Trishul is going viral on social media platform X […]
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A claim has been shared stating that the Jai Shree ram slogans were raised in Maharashtra’s Haji Ali Dargah. A video is being shared widely.A user named Manoj Srivastava shared the video and wrote, “ After watching the film Chhava* *Angry Sanatanis entered Haji Ali* *India’s Hindu has awakened now*” Other users who shared the viral […]
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Claim A viral video is claiming that Angola has banned Islam in their country. And by doing so, it has become the first country in the world to ban Islam as a religion to be practised. Link Fact Check We conducted the investigation to check the authenticity of the claims. We did a keyword search: […]
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Sharing a video of police manhandling people, some users claimed that American police are brutally behaving towards the deportees. A script in Gurmukhi is also given in the viral video which read, ” Actions were taken against ill*gal immigrants in America”. The video has been widely shared on social media platforms. The translated version of […]
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