Fact Check: Viral Video Claiming a Hindu TMC Supporter Urged Muslims to Buy Cows on Bakra Eid is AI-Generated

A video is being widely circulated on social media with the claim that a Hindu supporter of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that Hindus rear cows throughout the year hoping to earn profits by selling them during Bakrid, but Muslims are not purchasing them. The posts accompanying the clip further claim that the […]

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Digital Faultlines: Unmasking the Misinformation Machinery in the 2026 West Bengal Elections

The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections were not confined to traditional democratic processes such as political campaigning, policy debates, and voter outreach. Instead, they unfolded as a high-stakes digital information war in which misinformation played a central role in shaping public discourse. DFRAC’s investigation, based on content circulating on the social media platform X, reveals […]

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Digital deception before voting: How fake news casting spell on India’s assembly polls?

Mohd Fahad The writer is Editor (National Desk) at First India Elections in India have always been contested not just on the ground but also in the realm of narratives. However, in recent years—especially during Assembly elections in states like West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry—the battlefield has decisively shifted to digital platforms. […]

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Fact Check: Old 2022 video from Varanasi shared with communal claims, falsely linked to West Bengal elections

A video is going viral on social media showing a group of individuals assaulting a man. Users sharing the video claim that it took place in Murshidabad, West Bengal. According to the claim, a man named Nazrul Islam was threatening people against voting for a specific political party, which led to the physical altercation. A […]

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