On Tuesday, March 11, some separatist militants hijacked a Passenger train, in a tunnel in Balochistan. The Jaffar Express, carrying around 400 passengers in nine bogies, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when militants intercepted it in a tunnel near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) later claimed […]
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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 Many deepfake images were shared online by users after India clinched ICC Champions Trophy 2025. An image of Indian pacer Muhammed Shami with ace tennis legend Sania Mirza with the a trophy was shared widely by many users. On March 9, India won the title clash against New Zealand in the ICC Men’s World […]
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A dreadful incident unfolded in Balochistan on Tuesday where some separatist militants hijacked a Passenger Train, in a tunnel in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, reports said. The Jaffar Express, carrying around 400 passengers in nine bogies, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when militants intercepted it in a tunnel near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and […]
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Claim A viral video shows how to unearth gold, silver, and coins after the Ganges’ water subsides from the river shore in Haridwar. Link Fact Check To verify the video, DFRAC did a reverse image search of a keyframe from the video. This led us to a YouTube video. It was uploaded on 23 October […]
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Claim Sharing a video of Afghanistan people’s celebration was used by many users claiming that Afghanistan burst in happiness over India’s ICC world cup win. The users praised the neighbor for showering bonhomie with India. Link Fact check Initially, the DFRAC team used the keyframes from the video to reverse search images on Google. The […]
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Claim A viral video of US President Donald Trump shows that he has returned from a recently concluded conference. In the wake of this conference, he has decided to take action against the nation of Qatar to stop funding terrorism. Link The video is shared with text in Arabic, Trump says: “It is unfortunate that […]
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A video showing a youth being severely beaten in a rural area has been widely shared on the social media platform X. Users sharing this video, have claimed that a Dalit youth has been brutally attacked in Meerut by linking to a communal spin. A user named Satya Azad shared this video on X and […]
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Claim Many users on social media claimed that the UK is gradually shifting towards Islamic State with the photo of UK PM Keir Starmer and King Charles in a mosque. Users also claim that ‘soft Jihad’ is causing “Great Replacement” in the UK. Similar claims could be seen here and here. Fact check: To verify […]
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Claim A Father-Daughter Marriage Viral Video has been circulating widely on social media, sparking outrage and heated debates online. This video is shared by a caption saying: ‘Watch this one more frivolous news, Abdul marries his own daughter’. Link Fact Check To verify the claim made on the video, DFRAC did reverse image search of […]
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