On social media, a video of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “The Naz! German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived to China where no one met her No one has to deal with vicious criminals.” Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The […]
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Jammu and Kashmir have been witnessing a surge in terror activities in the past couple of weeks leading to the rise in misinformation and fake news on the digital landscape. Recently Some pak-handles took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and shared a claim that Indian soldiers had been killed in J & K’s […]
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A video is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) showing pedestrians crowded on a busy street. Users are sharing this video and claiming that dozens of IDF sоIdiers were deliberately run over by a speeding truck near Tel Aviv. An account with the username @narrative_hole shared this video and wrote: “Dozens of […]
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On social media, a video of a jet has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Iran is Ready, Israel finish?” Fact-check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was false. We examined this video carefully and found that this video is actually a computer game as it features symbols from virtual […]
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On social media, a video of Indian soldiers and Chinese soldiers has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “India & China begin DISENGAGEMENT at Depsang and Demchok.” Link Fact Check During the fact check DFRAC found that the video was misleadingly shared. We found multiple media reports regarding this video. According to […]
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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 […]
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On social media, a currency note featuring the flags of BRICS member nations has gone viral. While sharing this note users wrote “New Banknote of the single BRICS Currency.” Aditya Raj Kaul, Executive editor of TV9 Network shared an image of currency note and wrote “New Banknote of the single #BRICS Currency.” Link Moreover, several users […]
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A video of firecrackers burning in water has gone viral on social media. While sharing the video users claim that “Brand Bengaluru hot water is lucky. What’s wrong with us, government without money.” Moreover, other users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here and here. Fact-check During the investigation, […]
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Amid the ongoing BRICS summit 2024, a video collage is doing rounds on x showing Chinese President Xi Jinping and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel ignoring Prime Minister Modi’s handshake. An account with username @TheIncNews posted this video on X and wrote: “Xi Jinping avoided shaking hands with Modi ji – Breaking News Such insult […]
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On social media, a video of a woman tied to a tree has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Under Sharia law, if a woman is r@ped, it’s considered s*x outside of marriage, and she is to be punished. In most Sharia countries, women are stoned do death if they report they […]
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