On X, a social media user QTHESTORMM shared an image depicting Donald Trump holding a red folder, with the caption: “ALERT: JUST MINUTES BEFORE ANNOUNCING HIS VP, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS RECEIVED A RED FOLDER !!!” Fact Check The DFRAC team investigated the image in question and came across various media reports from The New York Times and Lawfare. It has been found that […]
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Manipur is still suffering from ethnic clashes. Admist this multiple false claims are being shared on internet to incite hatred among ethnic groups. Surrounding a video has gone viral showcasing the firing of Bullets is shared and claims that Meitei people are disguised as Manipur state police and are attacking Kuki’s with stolen weapons from […]
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At least 60 Palestinians were killed in southern and central Gaza after the recent Israeli airstrikes. In its aftermath, some images showing substantial scars on human beings are being falsely shared on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) with the claims implying that they are of injured Palestinians after Israel dropped phosphorus bombs on Gaza Sharing […]
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On social media, the video of Gorakhpur University went viral. While sharing the video users claim that in Gorakhpur University, the ABVP members first beat up the police inspector and then chased and beat up the university’s vice-chancellor and registrar. Link Many users shared this video with similar claim. It can be seen by clicking […]
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Ahead of the US presidential elections in 2024, the trend of misinformation has escalated on social media platforms. Recently, we came across a short clip from US President Joe Biden’s recent speech on the 75th Anniversary of NATO being falsely shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with the claim that he used a […]
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On social media, A black and white image of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is going viral. In this photo, Sonia Gandhi is holding a cigarette in her hand. While sharing this image users claim that “Every month ₹ 8500 will be credited to the account of the person who recognizes this from the Bank […]
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On social media platform X a handle with the username CccMan can be seen sharing an image of Former President Donald Trump smiling with a happy expression, purportedly after the incident garnering more than 1 million views. Donald Trump was allegedly the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was […]
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The Recent assassination attempt on the Former US President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania ahead of US president Elections has sparked a wave of misinformation on social media platforms. Amid this, we also came across one such claim made by a pak-based handle on X(formerly Twitter) falsely asserting that the CIA uncovered shocking […]
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On July 13, 2024, former U.S. president Donald Trump was shot in the upper part of his right ear at a campaign rally for 2024 presidential elections near Butler, Pennsylvania. Following this failed assassination attempt, an image is being circulated on various social media platforms. The image depicts Donald Trump in a coffin sourced from […]
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Trump’s shooting attempt has sent shock waves throughout country and shooter has been identified as Thomas Mathew Crooks, 20 year old, a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Amid this, a video showing an individual screaming “Slash Republican throats’ is going viral on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) with the false claims that it shows Trump’s assassin, […]
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