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Fact Check: The claim that after Israelis, the highest number of soldiers killed by Hamas were Indian nationals is fake.

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025dfracadmnlgn

The claim that after Israelis, the highest number of soldiers killed by Hamas were Indian nationals is fake. Multiple X accounts posted the following claim. Fact Check After investigating this viral claim, the DFRAC team found an article by The Hindustan Times that included official statements from Indian authorities. Minister of State for External Affairs […]

Fact check: A misleading video of the slogan ‘Hindu will be destroyed, Inshallah Inshallah’ going viral. Know the truth.

April 3, 2025April 4, 2025

Claim A video is going viral on social media. In this video, a large crowd of people from the Muslim community is seen chanting slogans. It is being claimed about this video that the crowd is shouting the slogans ‘Hindu will be destroyed, Inshallah-Inshallah’. Link On the social media site, X (formerly Twitter), a user […]

Fact Check: 2019 image of a helicopter falsely linked to recent attacks related Israel-Lebanon conflicts

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

Israel and Lebanon have been engaged in a prolonged conflict that began on October 7 last year after Hezbollah attacked Israeli-controlled territory in solidarity with Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza. This sparked a series of tit-for-tat border attacks between Israel and Lebanon. Amid this, on social media, an image of a Helicopter being shot down […]

Fact Check: Video of ship fire falsely linked with Hezbollah attack on Israeli port

November 16, 2024November 16, 2024

On social media, video of burning ship has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim “BREAKING: Hezbollah has officially started striking the Israeli port of Haifa for the first time.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check During the […]

Fact Check: old image from Tehran falsely linked with Israel-Iran conflict

October 26, 2024October 26, 2024

On social media, an image of explosion has gone viral. While sharing this image users claim that “BREAKING NEWS: Israel is currently attacking Iran in what officially starts a regional war.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check During the […]

Fact Check: Viral Image of Plane Landing Amid Fire and Smoke in Beirut is AI-Generated

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024Aayushi Rana

The tensions are on rise between Israel and lebonon. Amidst the tensions , a picture of a plane landing with massive fire and smoke smoldering all around is making rounds on social media. In the middle of the Israel-Lebanon conflict, the image is being claimed from Beirut. This post by Sulaiman Ahmed has ganered 322.7k […]

Fact Check: old video of Syria falsely shared as a recent incident from Israel.

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

On social media, video of a funeral procession has gone viral. While sharing the video users wrote “Israel returned the body of the terrorist with explosives. 100s of terrorist supporters eliminated on spot!”. Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check […]

Fact Check: Fake claim of IDF Chief Halevi’s death on social media. Here’s the truth

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

On social media, a news of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief’s Herzi Halevi has gone viral. While sharing the news users wrote “BREAKING Initial reports confirm the assassination of Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi”. Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here […]

An old video from the Russia-Ukraine conflict falsely linked with ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict.

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

On social media, a video of missile launched has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Miracle in Lebanon: The missile launched at Israel returns to its source and blows up the launch pad and 5 barbaric Islamist terrorists”. Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was false. We […]

Fact Check: 2022 Israel video falsely linked with Tel Aviv. Here’s the truth

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

On social media, a video of buses on fire has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Do you know where this video is from? This is a video from Tel Aviv… And the artist of this art is Yemen”.(English Translation) Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The […]

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Fact Check: The claim that after Israelis, the highest number of soldiers killed by Hamas were Indian nationals is fake.

Fact check: A misleading video of the slogan ‘Hindu will be destroyed, Inshallah Inshallah’ going viral. Know the truth.

Fact Check: 2019 image of a helicopter falsely linked to recent attacks related Israel-Lebanon conflicts

Fact Check: Video of ship fire falsely linked with Hezbollah attack on Israeli port

Fact Check: old image from Tehran falsely linked with Israel-Iran conflict

Fact Check: Viral Image of Plane Landing Amid Fire and Smoke in Beirut is AI-Generated

Fact Check: old video of Syria falsely shared as a recent incident from Israel.

Fact Check: Fake claim of IDF Chief Halevi’s death on social media. Here’s the truth

An old video from the Russia-Ukraine conflict falsely linked with ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Fact Check: 2022 Israel video falsely linked with Tel Aviv. Here’s the truth

Video of Indian Navy Chief claiming that the Indian Navy wisely opted out of Operation Sindoor is fake

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