False claim of the Indian Army moving into Bangladesh to crush the protests shared

The anti-quota protests have come at a time when Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was settling down to power after winning a controversial election in January that gave her an unprecedented fourth consecutive term. In a new development, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court dismissed the order of the High Court that had precipitated the crisis […]

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Fact-Check: Did the crowd chant "India-India” when JD Vance and his wife entered at the Republican National Convention? Here’s the Truth

Fact-Check: Did the crowd chant “India-India” when JD Vance and his wife entered the Republican National Convention? Here’s the Truth

A video of JD Vance’s entry with his wife of Indian-origin Usha Chilukuri in the RNC (Republican National Convention) is making waves on social media platform  X. In this video, the crowd can be heard chanting “India-India” as JD Vance walks into the RNC convention along with his wife. Users are fiercely sharing this video […]

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False claim of arrests in Kashmir for raising Palestine flag during Muharram goes viral

Thousands of Shia Muslim mourners took out a Muharram procession on Monday, following the traditional Guru Bazar-Dalgate route in Srinagar. This procession, marking the eighth day of mourning, resumed in 2023 after the J&K administration, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, lifted the ban. This year’s procession also passed peacefully with adequate security arrangements. The […]

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What is the mystery of the ‘President’s Red folder narrative’? Here’s the Fact-Check

On X, a social media user QTHESTORMM shared an image depicting Donald Trump holding a red folder, with the caption: “ALERT: JUST MINUTES BEFORE ANNOUNCING HIS VP, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS RECEIVED A RED FOLDER !!!” Fact Check The DFRAC team investigated the image in question and came across various media reports from The New York Times and Lawfare.  It has been found that […]

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