Fact Check: False claims go viral about Sri Lanka-India Connectivity Project

Pakistan-based accounts have shared a claim about India—Sri Lanka relations. An account named Tactical Tribune claims that Sri Lanka has rejected India’s proposal to build a land‑based transport corridor. Sri Lanka says it can become a security threat. Fact Check Upon investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be misleading. During the investigation, we found the […]

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Viral ABP News infographic quoting Mohan Bhagwat on Brahmin-Dalit marriages is doctored

An infographic from ABP News is going viral on social media. In this infographic, a quote is attributed to Mohan Bhagwat, saying, “Casteism will end if Brahmin daughters are married into Dalit families.” While sharing this infographic, a user named Aavesh Tiwari wrote, “Mohan Bhagwat is asking Brahmin daughters to marry into Dalit households to […]

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Fact Check: Two Hindu youths getting arrested for possessing a bomb from the railway track in Murshidabad is old incident

Claim A video is going viral on social media which shows two youth surrounded and apprehended by a crowd. User sharing this video are claiming that two Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers were caught planting a bomb on a railway track in Murshidabad, West Bengal. This video is shared by a user named Taj India, […]

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Fact Check: Video of a protester arguing with the police officer during the Waqf protest is not from West Bengal, but from Tripura

Claim A viral video shows a man arguing with a female police officer. Users sharing this video claiming it to be from West Bengal and allege that the man arguing with the officer is a Muslim leader from the ruling party, TMC (Trinamool Congress). A user named Deepak Sharma shared the video, writing: “This is […]

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