A verified Twitter user, Kashmir English, shared an image of the Eiffel Tower alongside a shattered car window, claiming that four bandits of Indian origin attacked and robbed the Argentine football team at the Paris Olympics. The post stated that all four robbers were arrested by Paris police. Fact Check DFRAC examined the claim and […]
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A video has been widely shared on @X with the claim that 14 tonnes of dog meat has been seized at Bengaluru’s KSR railway station, which was brought for supply to hotels. While sharing this video, users are also alleging that the name of the accused is criminal Abdul Razak, who has been caught red-handed […]
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An image showing two Karate players holding a Palestinian flag has recently emerged on @X. The image has been shared by several users on social media platform X with the claim that two egyptian black belts raise the Palestinian flag after defeating a Zionist. Taking to X, an account with the username @stairwayto3dom posted this […]
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On social media platform X a user, Shadow shared an image of Eiffel tower dated on 28th July 2024 with the caption “Paris in the Eiffel Tower completely dark back up power is coming on slowly. What the hell is going on? You do not mock religion because things will happen.” Fact Check DFRAC examined […]
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On social media, a screenshot of the tweet shared by French president Emanuel Macron has gone viral. The image attached to tweet highlights the controversial scenes from the opening ceremony of the 33rd Olympiad in Paris, France where the organizers had drag queens re-enact one of the most sacred ceremonies in the Christian faith, the […]
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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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