Feroze Gandhi, the husband of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, keeps making rounds of social media, most often as being portrayed to be a Muslim, who allegedly disguised under the Gandhi surname. These claims are not made by just normal social media users, but by someone like Pushpendra Kulshrestha, who is seen quite active as […]
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Many types of misleading and fake news about India’s first Law Minister Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar keeps going viral on social media. In the past also, DFRAC has debunked many such misleading and fake information spread on social media about Babasaheb. Links of those are provided below. https://dfrac.org/hi/2022/08/04/fact-check-did-lenin-say-to-ambedkar-why-do-people-get-irritated-by-you-so-much/ https://dfrac.org/hi/2022/07/27/fact-check-babasaheb-did-not-say-reservation-should-be-abolished-after-becoming-tribal-president/ https://dfrac.org/hi/2022/07/13/fake-photo-of-baba-saheb-on-bus/ Meanwhile, a user named Janardan Mishra on […]
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A 41-sec video from Aamir khan’s show Satyamev Jayate interviewing Kamla Bhasin an Indian developmental feminist activist, poet, author, and social scientist is getting viral on social media sites. While sharing this video people are showing their agitation toward actor Aamir Khan for hurting the Hindu sentiments by insulting Hindu pious festivals like Raksha Bandhan […]
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A video of a school boy dancing is going viral on social media. It is claimed that this video is of Indra Kumar Meghwal, an 8-year-old Dalit student from Jalore, Rajasthan. Indra Kumar Meghwal died days after he was beaten up by the teacher. There was also a lot of controversy in this matter. After […]
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By sharing a screenshot of news published on the website of ‘Dainik Jagran’ on social media, it is being claimed that now the Railways will take full fare for taking a seat for a one-year-old child. In this screenshot, the headline of the article is- “Railway News: If you want a seat for a one-year-old […]
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A 0.08-second video of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is getting viral on social media where it is claimed at Kejriwal denoted the 75th Independence Day as the 175th Independence Day. @BJP Delhi’s official Twitter account shared the video with the caption, “Intoxication dominated the contractor too.”(English Translation) In the viral video, it’s written, “BREAKING NEWS […]
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A video of Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar is going viral on social media. Sharing the video, users are claiming that Manohar Lal Khattar has insulted the martyr Mangal Pandey, who had participated in the 1857 revolution. In this viral video, Manohar Lal Khattar can be heard saying- “ We know that the trumpet of […]
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Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs & Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri’s post about providing EWS flats in Bakkarwala area of Delhi to Rohingya refugees is becoming viral on the social media platform. Tagging @PMOIndia Puri tweeted, “India has always welcomed those who have sought refuge in the country. In […]
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Amidst the massive celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a video of school student’s play gone viral on social media. The controversy was created after Sudarshan News has posted that video by giving communal colour and targeting Muslim Community. The video is of a play performed by students on the eve of Independence Day. In […]
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Numerous claims are made on social media mentioning the date of August 5. Users are claiming that the decision of triple talaq came on August 5. A user named Dilip Singh Rao tweeted, “The history of August 5 is very interesting, 5 August 2018 – Article 370 ended, 5 August 2019 – Triple Talaq Bill, […]
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