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Fact-Check: Video of counterfeit Indian currency printing in Pakistan is misleading and fake

September 14, 2021November 18, 2021DFRAC Editor

On September 13,2021 , a twitter account by the name of @ThePushpendra_ posted a video of what looks like a man printing Indian currency notes in a bootleg facility. The man can be seen printing notes of all different denominations. It must be noted that the account seems to be a fake account of the journalist […]

Fact-Check: The truth behind the viral video of police obstructing Ganesh Puja in Kerala

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021DFRAC Editor

On September 13,2021 a fake account of actress Payal Rohtagi posted a video of what looks like a Ganesh Chaturthi ritual being disrupted by police officers. The idol of Ganesh can also be seen being picked up. The video is captioned as below: “This situation has happened in Kerala during Ganeshotsav for Hindus. Hindu cannot even […]

Fact-Check: Is South African cricketer AB de Villiers holding Ganpati’s idol?

September 13, 2021November 18, 2021DFRAC Editor

With Ganesh Chaturthi festival still being celebrated all throughout the country, many pictures and videos are making rounds on social media. One such picture is of the South African cricketer AB de Villiers. In this image that being circulated on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, Villiers can be seen holding the idol of Lord Ganesh. Fact-Check: […]

Fact-Check: Did the Indian-owned British Herald declare PM Modi as ‘World’s most powerful person” because of his management of the COVID-19 pandemic?

September 13, 2021November 18, 2021DFRAC Editor

On September 12, 2021 , an image of PM Modi on the cover of the British Magazine “British Herald ” started to go into circulation on Twitter. User claimed that the magazine has declared Modi the most powerful person in the world based on how well he handled the COVID-19 pandemic and helped other countries […]

Fact-Check: Viral video of Ganesh statue reveal at Lalbaug shared by Amitabh Bachchan is from 2016

September 10, 2021November 18, 2021DFRAC Editor

On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Mumbai is known to celebrate the festival with great vigour. Amidst this, a video shared by Amit Agarwal and subsequently the page Hindu Temples and Vedic Science on Facebook is now going viral. The video shows the reveal of a massive statue of Lord Ganesh at the famous Lalbaug […]

Fact-Check: The image of ‘loot’ procured by the Taliban in Panjshir is old

September 9, 2021November 18, 2021DFRAC Editor

On September 6,2021 , a page by the name of Rising Pakistan posted a picture on twitter that showed a field filled with military vehicles. The image was captioned “From Panjshir, all the wealth has been captured for the UAE” implying that the Taliban has taken control of the equipment after taking over the region. […]