Amid the rise in terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, some pak-based handles posted an image on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) and claimed that Kashmiri freedom fighters had reportedly beheaded a senior RAW station chief in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam. X account Psywar Bureau, posted an image and wrote: “Kashmỉrỉ frẹẹdom fỉghtẹrs have reportedly […]
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Amid the misinformation of Middle East tensions, an image depicting the dead body of a man is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users are sharing this image and claiming that the man seen in the viral image is a journalist who might have lost his life during his reporting on oppressed […]
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A video is making rounds on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) depicting an Islamic leader delivering an anti-religious speech. Users are sharing this video and claiming it is from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. Taking to X, a user named Riddhima Sharma wrote: “Hindus keep reposting until you are arrested He should be jailed at any […]
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Some pak-based handles took to social media platform X(formerly Twitter) and claimed the Indian military had been attacked multiple times in Jammu and Kashmir in which 21 Indian soldiers were confirmed dead. Taking to X, a Pak-based account named Ironclad posted an image of an Indian Flag and wrote: “Multiple attacks on Indian military in […]
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On social media, a video of an explosion has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Huge explosion in Tel Aviv at Mossad headquarters”. 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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An image of a 500 rupee note with the star (*) symbol on the number panel of the banknote is being widely shared on social media platforms such as WhatsApp with the claim that this currency is fake and invalid. We received this post on DFRAC’s WhatsApp tiplineIn the post, it was written along with […]
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Some pak-based handles took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and claimed that Indian forces martyred two Kashmiri youths during a cordon and search operation in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir X account named Hello Pakistan posted an image on X and wrote: “Indian forces continue to violate human rights in J &K, killing two […]
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An image showing some people from the Northeast Region standing near the Vande Bharat train is making rounds on Social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users are sharing this image with captions indicating that Vande Bharat has reached to Nagaland now. Posting this image on X, a user named Karthik Reddy wrote: “People of Nagaland […]
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The trend of parody accounts proliferates on social media platforms, giving rise to misinformation and antipathetic narratives on the digital landscape. This DFRAC Exclusive report will examine the scenario of parody accounts on social media platforms and their brief analysis. Masquerading under the names of prominent and well-known personalities, these accounts have attained a substantial number […]
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Some Pak-based handles took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and shared news claiming that a cyber attack occurred on multiple Indian nuclear power plants and an emergency was declared. A pak handle “Ironclad” posted an image of nuclear power plants and claimed: “#BREAKING Cyber attack on multiple Indian nuclear power plants, emergency declared” […]
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