On social media, an image of landslides goes viral. While sharing this image user claims that “Today Wayanad, tomorrow it may be Tamil Nadu- Nilgiris or Kanyakumari, stop blasting rocks for your personal gain in Western ghats!”. Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found that this image is from 2001 showing a landslide in El […]
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News has gone viral on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) claiming that Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by Indian Mossad agent named ‘Amit Nakesh’ quoting Turkish media reports as the source. In Hebrew language, word ‘hamitnakesh’ means ‘assassin’. Unofficial media outlet Times Algebra took to on X and wrote:”Turkish Media reports that the Hamas chief […]
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News has recently surfaced on social media platform X(Twitter) claiming that the Ben Gurion International Airport Website has stopped receiving requests. It has closed now. Many flights have been canceled as well. The news has been fiercely shared by several users on X. An account with the username @stairwayto3dom posted an image and wrote: “#BREAKING Ben Gurion International […]
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On August 1, 2024, a video posted by Clash Report on the social media platform X, allegedly shows footage of a current prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States taking place in Ankara, Türkiye. The video garnered more than 135.4 thousand views. Fact Check DFRAC examined the video in question and we found credible […]
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A video capturing a street full of people, with some of them throwing objects at an unseen target, has been making the rounds on social media. A loud bang occurs, escalating the situation and causing one person to fall amidst what looks like a small explosion. Sharing the video, users on social media have claimed […]
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An image showing some demonstrators in rage has recently emerged on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with the claim that Protests erupted across Jammu and Kashmir where demonstrators demanding the restoration of statehood, resolution of water crises, and protection of workers’ rights. The image has been shared by a Pak-based handle on X. Taking […]
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On social media, a collage of four pictures goes viral. While sharing the collage users claim that in the tragedy of Wayanad, volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) came forward to help. Sharing a collage of these photos, DD News journalist Ashok Srivastava wrote, “Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad’s future MP Priyanka Vadra […]
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On social media, a video of a raid in a hookah bar goes viral. While sharing the video users claim that “In the raid conducted at a hookah bar in Lucknow yesterday, a total of 30 people were caught, 15 boys and 15 girls. The girls were from well-off families. The special thing is that […]
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The news of Hamas Chief Assassination has sparked a wave of misinformation on social media. Following this tragedy, a pak-based handle took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and asserted that Indian Embassy In Tehran aided Israeli in Hamas Chief assassination. Psywar Bureau better known for spreading misinformation on X, shared an image and wrote: “#BREAKINGNEWS […]
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Amid the rise of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, a video showing a fire scene along with a statement of police official has been shared by some Pak-based handles on social media platform X with the claim that Indian intelligence agency RAW office in Mattan area of Anantnag set on fire by unknown men. […]
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