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Fact Check: Did protests take place in Nagaland against the Indian Army over human rights violations? Here’s the truth behind the viral video

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026Dilshad Noor

A video is rapidly going viral on social media. The video is being claimed to be from Nagaland. Along with the video, it is alleged that large-scale protests erupted in Nagaland against the Indian Army and the government over alleged human rights violations against Naga tribes. Source: X On social media platform X, a verified Pakistani […]

Fake claims of Pentagon official saying Pakistan did not lose aircrafts shared

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025Sakshi Gupta

A claim is going viral on X, posted by some Pakistan-based accounts. A user named ‘TacticalTribun’ posted the claim on 12 August 2025. They said “Pentagon Official, Mike Reese, says there is no evidence of Pakistani aircraft losses, rejecting IAF claims.” Link An account with the name ‘NavCom24’ claimed “Senior US Pentagon official Mike Reese […]

AI-generated video of Emirates plane crash-landing shared

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025Sakshi Gupta

A video is going viral on the internet. A user on Instagram with the username ‘s_sunshine101’ shared a video of an Emirates plane crash-landing. The user shared the video with the caption “Thrilling! Plane Loses Control While Landing, Finally Parks Safely”. Link The video was shared on Youtube as well by a channel named ‘Aloys-Phere’ […]

FAKE video of Delhi metro bridge collapsing shared

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025Sakshi Gupta

There is a video that is going viral on Facebook. You can see the collapse of the infrastructure of a metro station in the video. The video is shared by a user named ‘Naushad Diwana’. The caption says, (Translated to English) “Thousands of people died because of the Metro bridge that collapsed in Delhi”. On […]

Fact Check: India didn’t declare a Financial Emergency amid U.S. Trade Tariffs

July 31, 2025August 1, 2025Sakshi Gupta

On July 31, 2025, the US President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods, effective from 1 August 2025. Post the announcement a claim is going viral on the internet. A user on X, from the account ‘NavCom24’ claimed “Financial emergency declared in India with $60 billion wiped off as Trump announces 25% […]

Fake claims of 3 Indian Soldiers being killed during Operation Mahadev shared

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025Sakshi Gupta

Indian Army launched an anti terror operation named ‘Operation Mahadev’, along with the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Lidwas-Dachigam forest area near Srinagar. The main action of the operation took place on 28 July 2025. A claim went viral on the internet in the context of Operation Mahadev, shortly after its launch. […]

Fake claim of Pakistan destroyed India’s S-400 resurfaces

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025Sakshi Gupta

A ceasefire was announced between India and Pakistan on 10 May 2025. Since then, the war might have subsided but tensions are still prevalent between the two nations. Meanwhile an account on X, with the username ‘TheDailyCPEC’ posted a claim. The claim is “BREAKING: It is officially confirmed that Pakistan destroyed S-400 radars so India […]

Fake claim of passengers international boycotting indian aircrafts shared

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025Sakshi Gupta

A Pakistani account on x, with the username ‘Tactical Tribune’ issued a claim. The user claimed “International Passengers have started refusing to sit in aircraft being flown by Indian pilots after June 12 crash.” Link Another account named ‘Politicia_09’ also shared the same statement. Link Fact Check The team at DFRAC dug deep to find […]

False Claim: India hid pilot death by reporting two Fatalities in a Single-Seat Jaguar Crash

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025Sakshi Gupta

In a tragic incident an IAF Jaguar crashed on 9 July. Post the crash some Pakistan based social media accounts on X posted a viral claim. A user on x, with the account ‘Raad_Pak’ claimed “India caught, hiding its dead pilot against Pakistan. The Indian Air Force says that today’s Jaguar aircraft (JS159) killed its […]

Fake Claim: Iranian media ‘Kayhan’ alleges Indian Software aided Israeli Spying without evidence

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025Sakshi Gupta

Iran vs. Israel hostilities continue. In this conflict, a user on X posted a claim against India. The user from the account ‘sabra_the’ posted that Iranian media is reporting a big revelation that “most Indian software being used in sensitive areas in Iran is Israeli software, transmitting real-time information back to Israel.” Leakage information: Civil […]