On social media, a video of lightning goes viral. While sharing the video users claim that there is a temple in Himachal Pradesh where lightning strikes every 12 years. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Link Fact Check On Investigation, DFRAC found a similar video on YouTube channel of CTVNews uploaded on 13 May, […]
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Pak Handle took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and asserted that Indian RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) was tasked to recruit Taliban against Ukraine post secret defense pact in the aftermath of Modi’s Russia visit. An account with the username @IntelPk_posted some images and wrote: “Monitoring: Modi’s Russia Visit: RAW tasked to recruit […]
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Olympics 2024 started in Paris on Friday and will continue until August 11. Around ten and a half thousand players from 206 countries of the world are participating in this event. Meanwhile, a video of the men’s relay is going viral on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users are sharing this video & claiming […]
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On social media, news of Brindavan Gardens has gone viral, claiming “the famous UNESCO Heritage site ‘Brindavan Gardens’ outside Mysore is going to be destroyed forever. Siddu congress govt has sanctioned crores of rupees for this disaster.” Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found a report from The Economic Times stating “The Karnataka Cabinet approved […]
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Amid the news of recent block raids in Dhaka, a claim has recently surfaced on social media asserting the involvement of two Brigadiers, General S. M. Zakaria Hossain & General Imran Hamid in the ongoing operation in the capital of Bangladesh Journalist Sami posted the images of two generals on X and wrote: “we have received various footages […]
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A video is shared on social media, where A group of Kanwar Yatris can be seen vandalizing a car on the road. While sharing the video users are claiming that Four Muslim men in a car allegedly tried to crush Kanwariyas and hit their Kanwad on Meerut – Haridwar Highway. Link Link Fact Check On […]
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On July 21, a fire broke out on the INS Brahmaputra, which was undergoing refit at the dockyard. The crew, alongside firefighters from the dockyard, managed to control the blaze by the morning of July 22. Following the tragic incident, Pakistan’s social media handles have shared The Hindu newspaper cutting dated 26 July 2024, claiming […]
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On social media, a video of two women goes viral. While sharing the video users claim that In Madhya Pradesh, some Congressmen buried Dalit women alive in the ground because they did not vote for Congress.” Archive Link Another user wrote “two women buried alive by goons for protesting against the construction of a road […]
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Joe Biden has recently stepped down of the US Presidential Election Race 2024 and endorsed Kamla Harris as a democratic nominee. His decision has triggered a wave of misinformation on social media platforms. We also come across one such video of Biden making rounds on social media platform X(formerly Twitter). In this video, Biden can […]
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On social media platform X, a user Jackson Hinkle shared an image with the caption, Venezuelans FLOOD THE STREETS for President Maduro’s reelection campaign! And further added “GENOCIDE JOE could never. Fact Check DFRAC conducted a reverse Google search and upon investigation we landed into an article by ultimasnoticia, a portugese news portal and we […]
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