On social media, video of forces laying down on the ground has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Israel has caught Hezbollah terrorists and their back will be demolished”. Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the video was from Russia. We found a similar video on Telegram channel of […]
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On social media, video of massive destruction has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Iran has successfully destroyed 30 Israeli F-35 fighter jets. These jets were used to massacre 40,000 children”.(English Translation) Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here […]
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The Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7 and has escalated in an ever-widening web of countries and militias, from Lebanon to Iran. The situation is becoming more severe gradually drawing the need for a ceasefire. Additionally, it has also added fuel to the misinformation in the digital landscape, Recently, a video showing a tank blown […]
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On social media, video of a fighter jet being attacked has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “#BREAKING: Iran attacks Israel”. Link Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was baseless. We found a similar video on YouTube channel of ‘Compared comparison’ uploaded on 12 April 2021 with the […]
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On social media, the video of blast has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Missiles are landing in Tel Aviv”. Link Moreover, several users shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here, here and here Fact Check During the investigation, DFRAC found that this video was from […]
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Ahead of the 2024 US Presidential elections, Former president and now Candidate Donald Trump’s visit to hurricane-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia is hitting the headlines in mainstream media. Amid this, a video showing Republican candidate Trump distributing supplies amid a huge crowd is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with the claim that Trump is […]
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On social media, a video of a cargo plane dropping some parachutes amid the noise of firing of bullets has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Israel’s deadly commandos have landed in Lebanon”(English Translation). Link Fact Check During the investigation, we found multiple reports matching the viral video. According to a report […]
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Several Pak-based handles shared an image of the Palestinian President on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and claimed that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls Indian PM Modi a ‘Zionist slave’. A pak-account named Ironclad, better known for spreading misinformation against India, shared the image and wrote: “#BREAKING: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls Indian […]
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On September 28, 2024, a social media user Dr.Eli David on platform X shared a video and captioned it as: “Force is the only language understood and respected in the Middle East. Yesterday Israel regained the respect it lost on October 7.” Link Many users can be seen making homogeneous claim. The link can be seen […]
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, which has long been backed by Iran, on Saturday confirmed its Supremo Nasrallah’s death after Israel said it had eliminated him in an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Amid this, an image depicting the remains of a ring is making rounds on social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) with the claim […]
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