On December 15, Sunday, Army jawans were injured after an Indian Army vehicle travelling from Bandipora towards Gurez skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge Amid this, on social media, news from Kashmir has gone viral. While sharing the news, users named ‘Tactical Tribune‘ wrote, “6 Indian soldiers have lost their […]
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On social media, news from India and Bangladesh has gone viral. While sharing the news, users wrote: “BSF has been instructed to shoot down any aerial object flying near the India-Bangladesh border after a TB-2 attack drone of the Bangladesh military was spotted close to the Indo-Bangladesh border.” Link FactCheck During the investigation, DFRAC found […]
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Amid the heightened political crisis in Canada, Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party, has called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. This comes after the departure of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.Surrounding this backdrop a claim is going viral on social media where users are sharing that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed […]
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Due to the recent political changes in India’s neighboring country Bangladesh, reports of violence against minorities, especially Hindus have started to take place. On a similar line, the viral photo of the Congress MP from Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi has been circulating on social media. In the viral picture, it can be seen that “I don’t […]
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On social media, news from India and Switzerland has gone viral. Users shared the news with the claim, “Switzerland has revoked India’s ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status in response to its targeting of Sikh communities in Europe.” Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be false. We discovered multiple media reports on […]
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On social media, a Pakistan-based account recently shared a viral claim stating, “China says Indian occupation of Ladakh, Kashmir, and Arunachal will end soon.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be […]
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On social media, a video from the U.S. has gone viral. While sharing the video, users wrote, “Drones are being reported over the U.S. Capitol.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to […]
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On social media, news has gone viral. While sharing the news, users wrote, “As per reports, over 5 crore illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas are living in India. As per you, how should illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas be treated?” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here […]
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On social media, A Pakistan-based social media account South Asian Perspective recently shared a viral claim stating, “Russian media reports that India could lose its BRICS membership due to its relations with the West.” Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the claim is fake. We did not find any credible Russian media […]
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The diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh are facing rising tensions under the newly formed Yunus Government. Surrounding this backdrop, a claim has been shared by social media users about India and Bangladesh trade ties. A user named Asad Nasir shared on Twitter claiming, “India has suffered an $18 billion loss as Bangladesh switches its […]
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