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Fact-Check: Is Former Iranian Prez Ahmadinejad herding sheep in villages? Discover the truth here

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024Megha Bajaj

An image of Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has gone viral on social media platforms. Users are fervently sharing this image and claiming that he is peacefully herding sheep after his resignation as president. An account with username @Sprinterfactory has posted this image on X and claimed: “Ex-President of Iran (2005-2013) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , peacefully herding sheep after […]

old image of scorched helicopter falsley linked Iranian prez helicopter crash

Fact-Check: Old Image of Scorched Helicopter falsely linked with Iranian Prez Raisi’s Chopper Crash. Find out the Truth

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024Megha Bajaj

An image showing a helicopter engulfed by fire has recently surfaced on social media site X(formerly Twitter) claiming to be of Iranian President Raisi & this picture was taken by the Chinese satellite. A user on X namely Azhar Syed, editor-in-chief at paknews.co as per his X bio, shared this image and wrote: “The helicopter […]

Dismantling the intricate web of misinformation on Iran-Israel Conflict

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024Megha Bajaj

Amid Iran’s retaliation in response to a suspected Israeli strike Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria. Misinformation in the form of video clips & images is widely shared by some users on social media site X(Twitter) Here’s the report showing recent misinformation associated with Iran and Israel conflict. Misinformation 1 A video has been shared by […]

पाकिस्तान में एक लड़की के साथ हुए रेप का वीडियो मध्य प्रदेश के अशोकनगर का बताकर शेयर किया गया है

Fact-Check: Viral video from Pak misattributed to Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. Here’s the Reality

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024DFRAC Editor

A distressing video showing a man raping a lady is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter). Users are fervently sharing this video and claiming that a man by the name of Sagar Mishra raped his daughter in Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh A user named Kavita Yadav posted this video on X and claimed: “In […]

Pro-Palestinian Terrorist Attacks in Sydney, Australia. Fact-Check debunks false claims.

April 14, 2024April 15, 2024Megha Bajaj

A video showing a man with a knife in a busy shopping centre has recently surfaced on social media site X(Twitter). Users have shared this video and claimed that Pro-Palestinian Terrorist attacks took place in Sydney, Australia. Sharing this video on X(Twitter), an X account named The Jaipur Dialogues wrote: “Pro Palestinian Terrorist attacks in […]

Fake Video questioning Indian Army’s competence goes viral

April 9, 2024April 10, 2024Anna Benjamin1 Comment

A video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) raised concerns about the Indian military. It alleges that during a March 2013 large-scale military exercise, Indian paratroopers faced challenges, resulting in tragic accidents, fatalities, and some individuals missing due to parachute deployment struggles. View here View here View here Fact Check The DFRAC team performed a reverse […]

Fact-Check: Old video from Maharashtra recently peddled with False claims. Here’s the Reality

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024Megha Bajaj

A video showing a man hanging from a tree upside down has recently surfaced on the social media site X(Twitter). Users have shared this video and claimed that this is how Muslims are treated in India. An X account named The Saviour which created a history of sharing misleading videos on X, has recently shared […]

Fact-Check: Does India announce a 2000km sea bridge that will connect Mumbai to Dubai? Here’s the Truth

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024Megha Bajaj

Taking to X(Twitter), a Pakistani media outlet named ‘Naya Pakistan’ has shared an image carrying the text: “India announces 2000km sea bridge which will connect Mumbai to Dubai” and claimed that India is going to connect Mumbai to Dubai by way of a 2000 km bridge in the sea. Subsequently, several users shared this image […]