During his two-day visit to Kuwait, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with the Kuwaiti leadership, attended a football tournament, visited a labour camp, and addressed an Indian community event there. Against this backdrop, a video is being widely shared online with the claim, “Bluff about Modi’s packed stadium in Kuwait,” showing an empty stadium. […]
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On social media, a video is being shared where a person can be seen breaking the balcony of a house. While sharing the video, users have claimed, “Muslim houses are being demolished because the Hindutva gang claims to find an old temple near Jama Masjid in Sambhal, India” A user named Ashok Swain shared the […]
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On social media, a post has been shared claiming that the price of One dollar before 2014 was equivalent to 40 Indian Rupees, and today it’s ₹85. Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be false. We found data from ‘PoundSterling’ which states: “In 2013, the highest level of a dollar […]
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On social media, a Pakistan-based account recently shared a viral claim stating, “Indian forces have martyred 5 innocent Kashmiri youth in Kulgam. Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here and here Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be false. According to […]
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Chaos erupted outside the Parliament as BJP and opposition MPs staged parallel protests, leading to a controversy. BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP, causing injury. In this backdrop, a video has gone viral about Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi where he can be heard saying, “see…see…see…yes done […]
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On December 15, Sunday, Army jawans were injured after an Indian Army vehicle travelling from Bandipora towards Gurez skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge Amid this, on social media, news from Kashmir has gone viral. While sharing the news, users named ‘Tactical Tribune‘ wrote, “6 Indian soldiers have lost their […]
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On social media, news from India and Bangladesh has gone viral. While sharing the news, users wrote: “BSF has been instructed to shoot down any aerial object flying near the India-Bangladesh border after a TB-2 attack drone of the Bangladesh military was spotted close to the Indo-Bangladesh border.” Link FactCheck During the investigation, DFRAC found […]
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Due to the recent political changes in India’s neighboring country Bangladesh, reports of violence against minorities, especially Hindus have started to take place. On a similar line, the viral photo of the Congress MP from Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi has been circulating on social media. In the viral picture, it can be seen that “I don’t […]
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On social media, news from India and Switzerland has gone viral. Users shared the news with the claim, “Switzerland has revoked India’s ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status in response to its targeting of Sikh communities in Europe.” Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be false. We discovered multiple media reports on […]
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On social media, a Pakistan-based account recently shared a viral claim stating, “China says Indian occupation of Ladakh, Kashmir, and Arunachal will end soon.” 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 the claim to be […]
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