On social media, a video showing a building engulfed by fire has been shared by users with the claim that “Hindus in Bangladesh are being subjected to genocide by Muslims and Hindu temples are being burned. All eyes are on the Hindus of Bangladesh”. Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was […]
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On social media, a video of assaulting a girl is going viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Another horrific incident is coming to light from Bangladesh. Jihadis are r*ping Hindu women all over Bangladesh. These protests started as “student protests” and have now turned into Hindu genocide”. (English Translation) Link Fact Check On […]
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As the Protests in Bangladesh over governement job quota intensified, leading to PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, the trend of misinformation has also escalated on the Internet. Amid this, one such news is making waves on social media platforms alleging that Bangladeshi Cricketer Liton Das’s house was set on fire. News has been fiecerly shared by […]
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On social media, a video showing a surgery being performed using a surgical robot is going viral. While sharing the video, a user compared India and China based on medical progress. The user lauded the efforts of China’s surgical robotic technology while denouncing India for using Cow dung and Cow urine to treat patients. Link […]
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As the news of Iran could attack Israel has surfaced, a video showing people fleeing away the airport site has started making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users are sharing this video with the claims like leave Israel and Iran is coming run. A user named Sentletse posted this video and wrote: […]
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On social media, an image of landslides goes viral. While sharing this image user claims that “Today Wayanad, tomorrow it may be Tamil Nadu- Nilgiris or Kanyakumari, stop blasting rocks for your personal gain in Western ghats!”. Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found that this image is from 2001 showing a landslide in El […]
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News has gone viral on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) claiming that Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by Indian Mossad agent named ‘Amit Nakesh’ quoting Turkish media reports as the source. In Hebrew language, word ‘hamitnakesh’ means ‘assassin’. Unofficial media outlet Times Algebra took to on X and wrote:”Turkish Media reports that the Hamas chief […]
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News has recently surfaced on social media platform X(Twitter) claiming that the Ben Gurion International Airport Website has stopped receiving requests. It has closed now. Many flights have been canceled as well. The news has been fiercely shared by several users on X. An account with the username @stairwayto3dom posted an image and wrote: “#BREAKING Ben Gurion International […]
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On August 1, 2024, a video posted by Clash Report on the social media platform X, allegedly shows footage of a current prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States taking place in Ankara, Türkiye. The video garnered more than 135.4 thousand views. Fact Check DFRAC examined the video in question and we found credible […]
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An image showing some demonstrators in rage has recently emerged on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with the claim that Protests erupted across Jammu and Kashmir where demonstrators demanding the restoration of statehood, resolution of water crises, and protection of workers’ rights. The image has been shared by a Pak-based handle on X. Taking […]
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