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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A pak-based handle shared a screenshot of a news article and claimed that the confiscation of Bilal Ahmad Lone’s property by Indian authorities was part of a wider campaign to displace Kashmiris in their own land. An account with username @AtbanHanif posted a screenshot of a news article and wrote: “The confiscation of Bilal Ahmad […]
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The Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7 and has escalated in an ever-widening web of countries and militias, from Lebanon to Iran. The situation is becoming more severe gradually drawing the need for a ceasefire. Additionally, it has also added fuel to the misinformation in the digital landscape, Recently, a video showing a tank blown […]
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Ahead of the 2024 US Presidential elections, Former president and now Candidate Donald Trump’s visit to hurricane-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia is hitting the headlines in mainstream media. Amid this, a video showing Republican candidate Trump distributing supplies amid a huge crowd is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with the claim that Trump is […]
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Several Pak-based handles shared an image of the Palestinian President on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and claimed that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls Indian PM Modi a ‘Zionist slave’. A pak-account named Ironclad, better known for spreading misinformation against India, shared the image and wrote: “#BREAKING: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls Indian […]
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, which has long been backed by Iran, on Saturday confirmed its Supremo Nasrallah’s death after Israel said it had eliminated him in an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Amid this, an image depicting the remains of a ring is making rounds on social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) with the claim […]
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A pak-based handle took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) & claimed that India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) launches raids & search ops in Rajouri & Reasi districts, J&K, targeting Muslim youths’ homes & arresting locals. it’s harassment & intimidation disguised as investigation. An account with the username @KashirDastaan shared a link and wrote: […]
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Amid the phases of Legislative Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a claim has recently surfaced on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) alleging Bilal Ahmad Kuchey, falsely accused by the NIA in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, died due to the constant harassment in custody in Jammu and Kashmir. The claim has been shared by […]
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The detonation of thousands of Pagers and walkie-talkies has set off a series of escalations leading to the deadliest day of Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon. Heavy damage and the loss of human lives have been reported amid these attacks. Undoubtedly, all of these sudden incidents have triggered the trend of misinformation on the Internet. In […]
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