Fact Check: Old 2022 video from Varanasi shared with communal claims, falsely linked to West Bengal elections

A video is going viral on social media showing a group of individuals assaulting a man. Users sharing the video claim that it took place in Murshidabad, West Bengal. According to the claim, a man named Nazrul Islam was threatening people against voting for a specific political party, which led to the physical altercation. A […]

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Fact Check: No LPG Crisis at Miranda House; Students Protested Over Poor Food Quality

A video circulating widely on social media shows female students holding placards and protesting. It is being claimed that the footage is from Delhi University’s women’s college, Miranda House, where students are demonstrating due to a food shortage caused by an LPG crisis. On X (formerly Twitter), a verified user, Varun Choudhary, shared the video, […]

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Fact Check: AI-Manipulated Video Falsely Attributed to Indian Government Official Circulates Online

Pakistani propaganda accounts are circulating a digitally manipulated video, falsely showing Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, stating that: ‘We have been assured by senior government officials that the Iranian terrorist attacks on Indian commercial ships shall not be left unanswered. From now onwards, all countries receiving Iranian oil supply & as well […]

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Fact Check: An old video of a protest against PM Modi in Aara is widely circulating with a misleading claim linking it to the Israel–Iran war

A video is going viral on social media in which a group of young people can be seen burning a dummy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While circulating the video, it is widely claimed that the protest in Aara is taking place due to a shortage of LPG and petrol. Through the viral video, some […]

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Fact Check:  Viral Video of Missile Attack on Burj Khalifa is AI-Generated

The conflict between Iran and Israel-America is ongoing. The countries involved are under continuous attack. According to media reports, Iran has attacked American bases situated in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar.  Meanwhile, a video is being shared on social media claiming that Iran has attacked the world-famous Burj Khalifa with a […]

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Fact Check: Did protests take place in Nagaland against the Indian Army over human rights violations? Here’s the truth behind the viral video

A video is rapidly going viral on social media. The video is being claimed to be from Nagaland. Along with the video, it is alleged that large-scale protests erupted in Nagaland against the Indian Army and the government over alleged human rights violations against Naga tribes. Source: X On social media platform X, a verified Pakistani […]

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Fake Claim: Russia Did Not Reject Afghanistan’s Border Claim with Pakistan

After a meeting, social media users shared an official photograph of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin shaking hands, dismissing Afghanistan’s claim concerning the Pak-Afghan border and reaffirming that the boundary is legitimate and internationally recognized. Fact Check The DFRAC team’s research revealed that the claim shared on the 23rd of Oct, […]

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