Video of a grenade attack falsely shared with a misleading claim

Fact-Check: Video of a grenade attack falsely shared with a misleading claim

A video is going viral showing a grenade attack with the claim that Khalistani rebels conducted a grenade attack on Indian Colonel’s residence in Amritsar, Punjab. Many handles, including some Pakistan-based, have shared this video on X along with the false claim. An account named Tactical Tribune posted this video and wrote: “Khalistani rebels conducted […]

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Fact Check: An Iftar hosted by the Solapur’s Police Commissioner in 2022 is falsely attributed to Uttar Pradesh

Claim A viral video shows the Police Commissioner and other officers distributing Iftar to children. The caption mentioned Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party regime in Uttar Pradesh. This Iftar Party was organized in a Police Station. Link; Archive Link Many users have shared the video with similar descriptions. Here and here are the links. Fact Check […]

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Video from 2012 falsely linked to recent Balochistan train hijack

Fact-Check: Video from 2012 falsely linked to recent Balochistan train hijack

On Tuesday, March 11, some separatist militants hijacked a Passenger train, in a tunnel in Balochistan. The Jaffar Express, carrying around 400 passengers in nine bogies, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when militants intercepted it in a tunnel near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) later claimed […]

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Stunning celebration video of Afghanistan’s win over England falsely linked to Indian victory in ICC world cup

Claim Sharing a video of Afghanistan people’s celebration was used by many users claiming that Afghanistan burst in happiness over India’s ICC world cup win. The users praised the neighbor for showering bonhomie with India. Link Fact check Initially, the DFRAC team used the keyframes from the video to reverse search images on Google. The […]

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