A video is going viral on social media platforms showing some people detained by the Police. Additionally, some people can also be seen chanting slogans in support of Khalistan. A verified user named Parkash Kumar Bheel posted this video on Twitter(X) and wrote: “Protests outside the R&AW office in #Amritsar have surged in response to Hardeep […]
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A claim is going viral on social media platforms , claiming that potato, the most versatile vegetable, when including in your daily diet can cause weight gain. A user by the name of The weight plan wrote: “Potato Helps In #Weight-Gain. One medium potato contains about 150 calories, 37gms carbs, 4gm protein with almost negligible […]
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A video and an image is going viral on social media where A North Eastern man being beaten up in Delhi is claimed to be Meitei and attacked by Kuki Community. Social media users are sharing the posts and the video claiming,” As usual the blame goes to kuki-Zo Community.” Fact check Dfrac team investigated […]
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The J&K Police on 15 September 2023, Friday, arrested journalist, Majid Hyderi after they lodged a case against him following a court’s order, in Srinagar. Below is their tweet. Following his arrest news, Mehbooba mufti shared a tweet on 15 september, where she claimed ,”Majid Hyderi was dragged from his home like a wanted terrorist without following […]
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A claim is going viral on social media that it is said in the Constitution that every Indian citizen should know how to read and write Hindi and Sanskrit languages. Former BJP leader and Supreme Court lawyer Ashwani Upadhyay has reposted a post on social media platform quoting,” Baba Saheb wanted to make Sanskrit the […]
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The intense clash began in the early hours of Wednesday, 13 September, when the army and police initiated a joint mission to track down terrorists in Kokernag. Soon after the encounter, an image was shared with Multiple Claims about the recent loss of Indian soldiers at Anantnag, majorly by Pakistan operated accounts. An account named […]
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A claim has gone viral on social media , where users are claiming that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has oped the doors of his hotel, Pestana CR7 for the Earthquake victims in Morocco. Morocco is suffering from the deadliest earthquake disasters, where the magnitude 6.8 quake hit Marrakesh and many towns on Friday night. Cristiano’s hotel […]
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Twitter is a powerful platform through which a bottom-up spread of hate is generated, shaped, and reified by millions of users who tweet every day. DFRAC has always been watchful on hate mongering and hashtags, where such campaigns on social media have seen a string of successes recently, painting an entire community as the “enemy”. One such […]
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Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, while congratulating Chandrayaan-3 for the successful landing on the Moon claimed that ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) scientists have not received salary for 17 months. According to media reports, he said: “We are proud that our ISRO scientists have made a successful attempt […]
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Discovering news on China in the mainstream and on social media can be challenging. The primary reason for this is the restriction on the freedom of expression and press freedom, which can be seen as an assault on the values of an independent press. Consequently, China ranks 179th out of 180 countries in the World […]
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