On 2nd September 2024, a video shared by username The Saviour which shows a man being brutally beaten by a group of men and villagers with sticks and captioned as “HINDUS ATTACK A MAN FOR CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY”. Fact Check In India, religious tensions among different communities, particularly Hindus, Christians, and Dalits, are often a […]
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Social media users are sharing a claim about the Indian Goverment banning the Visas of Bangladeshi Student leaders. Bangladeshi media Mirror Asia reported, “The Ministry of External Affairs of India has blacklisted six Bangladeshi student leaders and their close relatives for visa denial, accusing them of inciting anti-India mobs and being involved in activities against […]
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A collage of two images showing Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone with a newly born infant is going viral on social media. Users are sharing this collage and giving good news that Deepika Padukone has given birth to a child. While sharing this collage, a user wrote: “Good news! Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are blessed […]
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Palestine is expected to submit its application to join the BRICS, a group of emerging economies, after its upcoming summit in October in the city of Kazan, southwestern Russia. In its aftermath, misinformation has begun to proliferate on social media platforms. One such claim alleging that India asked BRICS to not include Palestine in BRICS […]
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X handle of IPRI shared an image ” Kashmir Bulletin” carrying a claim that JKCCS notes that the destruction of civilian property by the armed forces has become normalized. Over 1,119 civilian structures have been burned down. Fact-Check To investigate the above shared claim, the DFRAC team conducted a keyword search on google in this […]
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An image of PM Narendra Modi looking at U.S. singer Rihanna is going viral. Users share this image with the caption “Oops, your eyes.”. Link Fact Check On a close inspection of the viral image, DFRAC found that this image is digitally altered. We found the same image of Rihanna with a different background on […]
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An image of a huge fire that broke out in an aircraft carrier is making rounds on social media plaform X(formerly Twitter). Several users are sharing this image and claiming that Houthis hit an American aircraft carrier, the ship is about to sink and a huge fire broke out An account with the username @dr_ahmetbalta […]
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The rise in terror attacks in the state turned Union Territory has sparked a wave of misinformation on social media platforms. Amid this, news has recently emerged on social medai platform X (formerly Twitter) claiming an Indian CRPF inspector had been killed after Kashmiri fighters attacked a joint party of the force and SOG in […]
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A claim has gone viral on Telegram regarding Indian Involvement in The Bangladesh protest. The user on Telegram has claimed that 21 members of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) are currently stationed at Khulna Cantonment in Bangladesh. The claim details that these members include 5 officers and 16 soldiers, equipped with 12 AK-47 rifles, […]
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An image showing some soldiers raising the flag of Pakistan has recently emerged on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) with the caption: “Kashmir Banega Pakistan. This is from Jammu & Kashmir get lost you nationalist” An account with the username @WildSigma posted this image and claimed: “Kashmir Banega Pakistan. This is from Jammu & Kashmir […]
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