After the death of one of the top LET commanders, a video has gone viral on social media. While sharing this video, users claim that “Based on specific intelligence inputs from the Chinese MSS, the Indian Army eliminated Usman a dreaded LeT FT, active since last 16-17 years! After successfully eliminating the pig both the […]
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Amid the rise of terror activities in J & K, a claim is doing rounds on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) asserting that 3 Indian soldiers have been killed and their vehicle destroyed in an IED blast in Bandipora. Numerous Pak-based handles have shared this claim including a Bangladeshi handle. A Bangladeshi handle named Faryal […]
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The strained ties between India and Canada worsened after the allegations were sparked by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations of New Delhi’s involvement in the assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Consequently, both of the countries have expelled their top diplomats. Amid this, the trend of fake news and misinformation has also intensified […]
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An image is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) showing several coffins are draped with the UK’s flags. Users are sharing this image and claiming that 18 members of the British Special Forces have returned home after a “successful attempt to fight on the side of Kyiv. An account with the name […]
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On social media, a video of former US President Donald Trump has gone viral in which he can be heard delivering a statement about Peanuts and Squirrel. While sharing the video users claim that “Donald Trump Issues Statement on Peanut The Squirrel”. Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was false. […]
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A pak handle took to social media platform X and claimed that 12 Indian soldiers fighting for Israeli forces had been killed in northern Gaza. The claim was shared by several pak-based handles on X stating similar claims. Ironclad, a pak-based handle posted an image on X and wrote: “Just in, 12 Indian soldiers fighting […]
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The Assembly elections for the 288 Maharashtra constituencies will take place in a single phase on 20 November, with vote counting scheduled for 23 November. Amid this, a video of a huge crowd has gone viral on social media. While sharing this video users are claiming that congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is a storm to […]
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A screenshot of an article from The Wire has been widely shared on the social media platform X(formerly Twitter). It reads: “China is all set to annex Arundachal Pradesh and Sikkim as a part of South Tibet after Modi govt was successfully coerced by Beijing,” featuring FORCE magazine editor Pravin Sawhney as its author. Fact-check […]
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Some pak-based handles took to social media platform X(formerly Twitter) and claimed that Indian forces have detained two young Kashmiris in separate incidents – a youth in Pulwama by Rashtriya Rifles & CRPF, & 27-year-old Shahid Saleem Lone at a Kupwara checkpoint. Alleged “pro-freedom activism” is cited, but many see these actions as attempts to […]
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On social media, a news from Starbucks has gone viral. While sharing the news users claim that “Over 100 starbucks stores close in Malaysia amid Boycott”. 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 that the […]
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