Social media users have shared a video of an Indian street vendor serving food in unhygienic conditions by keeping his feet inside the food container; many X users have shared videos believing the claim. Fact Check: Upon investigation, we found the video to be fake. Closer inspection revealed unnatural movements of the person in the […]
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A graphic circulating online claims that Afghanistan’s Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, said, “Indeed, Allah loves those who forgive. We ask for forgiveness from Pakistan,” in reference to the recent visit of Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister to India. Multiple other users have also shared the claim, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check Upon investigation, […]
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A video of Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh is being circulated by Pakistan-based accounts claiming that “The Indian Air Chief has confirmed that Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is still missing.” The posts further allege that he is “being forced to hide the truth by RSS and BJP.” A frequent Fake […]
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The claim that after Israelis, the highest number of soldiers killed by Hamas were Indian nationals is fake. Multiple X accounts posted the following claim. Fact Check After investigating this viral claim, the DFRAC team found an article by The Hindustan Times that included official statements from Indian authorities. Minister of State for External Affairs […]
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Panic swept through Mestern Road in Kanpur on Wednesday evening after a low-intensity blast in two parked scooters injured eight people, including a woman.Social media users have claimed that Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) takes responsibility for the explosion near Markaz Masjid, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. An X user posted the following claim on the 8th of […]
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Pakistan-based users claimed that terrorists ambushed an Indian Army SOG unit patrol in Rajouri, Kashmir, killing six soldiers and four CRPF personnel who arrived for rescue. Multiple users have shared the claim, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check This claim is misleading. According to a report by India Today, four terrorists were […]
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A viral video is being circulated all across the social media platforms stating that ADC GhulamMohd., during an interview, confesses that Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on the orders givenby Amit Shah (Home Affairs Minister) User named Anuska Tiwari shared this video on her twitter handle with the caption; “This is avery serious matter coming from […]
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A video is circulating online claiming that the ADGP of Ladakh stated he arrested Sonam Wangchuk on the instructions of the Indian Defence Minister without any evidence, and further apologised to Kashmiris for doing so. Multiple users have shared the video, which can be viewed here and here. Fact Check Upon investigation, we found the […]
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A viral post has circulated online alleging that India returned 300 oil tankers from Saudi Arabia, causing Saudi Arabia’s economy to plunge by 10 % within 24 hours, and that India threatened to halt food grain exports on which Saudi Arabia is supposedly dependent. A user has shared an extensive long claim stating, ” India […]
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After the protest in Leh demanding full statehood, violence broke out. Several pictures and videos of this violence went viral on social media. Among them, one picture of a masked man carrying weapons was shared, claiming he was Congress councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya, along with several other users, shared […]
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