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Fact Check: Scripted video shared as a guide on how to search gold and coin on river shore in Haridwar

March 11, 2025April 2, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A viral video shows how to unearth gold, silver, and coins after the Ganges’ water subsides from the river shore in Haridwar. Link Fact Check To verify the video, DFRAC did a reverse image search of a keyframe from the video. This led us to a YouTube video. It was uploaded on 23 October […]

Fact Check: Viral Video Claiming Father-Daughter Marriage Is Misleading as Original Video Is Scripted

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A Father-Daughter Marriage Viral Video has been circulating widely on social media, sparking outrage and heated debates online. This video is shared by a caption saying: ‘Watch this one more frivolous news, Abdul marries his own daughter’. Link Fact Check To verify the claim made on the video, DFRAC did reverse image search of […]

Fact-Check: Fake news article reporting Ukraine paid for arrival and stay of delegation in US goes viral.

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025Megha Bajaj

A screenshot of a news article has gone viral on X claiming that Ukraine has to pay for the arrival and stay of the delegation in the USA. The Trump administration refused to cover the expenses of a foreign delegation for the first time as reported by Wall street Journal. A user named Lord Bebo […]

Fact Check: Woman sharing shocking details of extorting money from boyfriend falsely claimed to be Muslim

March 3, 2025March 4, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A viral post is making rounds on social media in which photos of a Muslim woman are shared with a caption claiming her to be a Muslim girl named Yasifa who used to extort money from her then-boyfriend by providing a false pregnancy test result to him by using her urine from the time […]

A viral social media post by Arun Yadav (@ArunKosli) claims that a Pakistani woman, seen in a white outfit and sunglasses, is at a stadium without a hijab, questioning the double standards on hijab policies. The tweet, written in Hindi, compares this to hijab restrictions in Indian exams. The image shows three women in a spectator box, with one blowing a kiss. However, fact-checks reveal that the woman in the center is British singer Jasmin Walia, not a Pakistani spectator. The claim is misleading and falsely attributes national identity to her.

Fact Check: British singer Jasmin Walia falsely claimed to be a Pakistani spectator

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A post is going viral on social media. It shows an image where three women spectators can be seen jubilantly cheering for their team. Link So, a user has shared this image with caption saying: “This lady from Pakistan is giving kisses without hijab. And here in India, when asked to remove hijab in […]

Fact-Check: Video related to family dispute falsely shared with communal spin. Here’s the Truth

March 1, 2025March 2, 2025Megha Bajaj

A video showing some locals thronged near a suitcase, has gone viral on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users shared this video and associated it with a communal spin by claiming that a Muslim man named Akram had killed a Hindu woman on the false pretext of marriage. An account with the username […]

Fact Check:Viral Video Claiming to Show Maha Kumbh Mela is from Dev Deepawali 2024 in Varanasi

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A viral video is getting circulated on social media. The user is claiming it to be from Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. Link User has shared the video with caption: “A joyous conclusion of the great human Maha Kumbh of the divine, grand, wonderful, unique world….” Fact Check To check the authenticity of the […]

A viral Facebook post by a user named Nupur Sharma falsely claims that a violent attack on Hindus occurred in Telangana, India. The post features a video of a person hanging from a balcony, suggesting that Hindus are being targeted. However, a fact-check confirms that the video is actually from 2022 and originates from Hyderabad, Pakistan. The video depicts an incident where a violent mob attacked a Hindu man, Ashok Kumar, over alleged blasphemy charges. This misleading post deliberately distorts facts to incite communal fear and spread misinformation.

Fact Check: Are Hindus being attacked in Telangana? No, post is misleading

February 27, 2025February 28, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A user on social media shared a video in which an angry mob is seen climbing to the balcony of a person in Telangana. We can also see a bunch of people barging in on the door of the house. Link The user has shared this video with caption: “This video is from Telangana, […]

Fact-Check: Viral image of Trishul Formation on the eve of Mahashivratri 2025, is a digital creation.

February 27, 2025February 28, 2025Megha Bajaj

The last day of Mahakumbh Mela 2025 concluded on the day of Mahashivratri when thousands of devotees thronged Triveni Sangam in Prayaraj to perform sacred rituals and take a holy dip in the confluence of the rivers. Meanwhile, an image showing a formation of Trident or Trishul is going viral on social media platform X […]

Fact-check by DFRAC debunking a misleading claim about a viral video falsely attributed to Uttar Pradesh Police action against miscreants. The image highlights a social media post with a 'MISLEADING' label, clarifying that the video is old and unrelated.

Fact Check: Old video spreading as action by Uttar Pradesh Police on miscreants is misleading

February 25, 2025February 27, 2025Siddharth Urmil

Claim A video is going viral where we can see some miscreants wreaking havoc on local shops and stalls. Later, they are chased and beaten by Uttar Pradesh police. Link The user has claimed that Yogi Ji’s police have dealt with ‘Jihadis’ very effectively. Fact Check To verify the claims about the viral video, DFRAC […]