Claim A video circulating on X(formerly known as Twitter) claimed that Iran had been bombarding Israel with missiles, The video showed sparks towards the sky with an orange sky. View here View here View here Fact Check The DFRAC team conducted a reverse search and keyword analysis to check the veracity of the […]
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A graphical image of the front page of Dainik Bhaskar newspaper has recently surfaced on social media platforms allegedly showing Nielsen-Dainik Bhaskar’s Mega Survey in which the ‘INDIA’ alliance is poised for success in South India. Sharing this viral image, an account named Spirit of Congress wrote: “Dainik Bhaskar-Nelson Survey: In 10 states INDIA alliance […]
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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 […]
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The festival of Eid 2024 has been celebrated across the country while a claim has recently surfaced on X(Twitter) stating that Indian authorities barred Eid prayers at Jamia Masjid, sparking protests. Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest. Police used force against protesters, escalating tensions in the region.” Taking to X(Twitter), an […]
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Pakistani Accounts have been sharing a disturbing image. These users, while sharing the image are claiming that the dead body of an R&AW intelligence officer who was working secretly in a Kashmiri resistance group has been identified & eliminated. A Pakistani account named PSYWAR Bureau ( @PSYWAROPS) has shared the image and wrote the claim, […]
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An image has been going viral on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption that Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, has been arrested. He is further mentioned to have been transferred to Black Dolphin Prison in Russia with high security. Click here to view. Fact Check Upon checking further, however, via reverse image search, the DFRAC team […]
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A video is going viral, where a huge crowd can be seen collected all together. Sharing the video, users are claiming that a huge protest started in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, against using EVMs in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. An Instagram user named ek_bhimsainik_07 shared the video with the caption, ” A public […]
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An X (formerly Twitter) user @truckdriverpleb shared a video of Canada’s Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland along with the caption- “There is something seriously wrong with Chrystia Freeland” while funky music played in the background. Fact-Check Upon conducting a reverse image search by the DFRAC team, on the screenshots of keyframes extracted from the […]
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News is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter) stating that Iran has stopped all air traffic into and from Tehran tonight. The news has been shared by several users on X. Sulaiman Ahmed, who has shared a plethora of misinformation in the past under the guise of an Investigative Journalist shared an image on […]
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Taking to X, accounts named South Asia Index and Insiders Hut claimed: “Despite a crackdown by Indian authorities, Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir celebrate Eid with Pakistan on Wednesday” Fact-Check To determine the reality of the viral claim, the DFRAC team searched some keywords on Google in the context of the above viral claim. We found […]
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