A post claiming that women wearing nail paint would not be allowed to vote was shared on social media (Facebook) on Sunday, 19th May. The post read: ‘Important message: All ladies please remove nail polish from fingers or else you will not be allowed to vote.’ Fact Check The DFRAC team did a thorough research regarding […]
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On the social media platform, Facebook, a photograph of cow urine packed in a small bottle is being shared which claims that the cow urine certified by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) is being sold in the market. The Facebook page named Senapati Tunde with thirteen thousand followers, shared the image of […]
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After the tragic news of the Helicopter crash of the Iranian President, fake news has started to peddle. Majorly, Pakistani accounts are involved in pushing the news regarding the Indian Involvement in the Helicopter crash. On the same line, again a claim was shared where it read, “One of India’s top diplomat named Sanjeev Mandia […]
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Following the death of Iranian President Raisi, News has recently surfaced on social media site X (formerly Twitter) alleging that two top Indian diplomats, Navendu Shekar and Ateeth Sajvan, linked to the recent crash involving President Ebrahim Raisi, have been detained in Iran. Sharing a collage on X, a Pak-based handle with the username @PSYWAROPS wrote: “#BREAKINGNEWS: […]
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After the reports of the helicopter crash of the Iranian President, Social media users are claiming that there has been Indian involvement in the Incident.The claim reads “Reports are coming in that Iranian intelligence and special forces have raided the Indian embassy in Tehran.” The similar claims shared by the users can be viewed here, […]
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A claim has been widely peddled where users are sharing that the Internet has been suspended in Kashmir since 2019. Mostly, Pakistani users were found to share this claim.An account named (@BitterSaba) stated, ” Breaking: internet services had been suspended in Jammu Kashmir since 2019.” Following this account, another user also stated a similar claim. […]
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A video is circulating on social media. While sharing this video users claim that this video is of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and that there has been an assassination attempt on him. Social media users are sharing this video with claims. While sharing this video, a user named Clown World wrote “There has been […]
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The recent terrorist attack on IAF convoy in J & K’s poonch has resulted in the loss of one soldier and injury to five others. In its aftermath, a claim is doing rounds on social media site X(twitter) stating that an IAF personnel namely Ranjeet Singh has shot his commanding officer for not providing armored […]
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On social media, a video of Kanhaiya Kumar, Lok Sabha Candidate from North East Delhi under the INDIA alliance is going viral. In this video, Kanhaiya kumar can be heard saying, “Our History is linked here, we have not come from Arabia. We grew up here, And the specialty of Islam and the old religions, […]
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Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, a press release has recently surfaced on social media site X(Twitter) stating that the Central Election Committee has approved the candidature of Varun Gandhi as Congress candidate to contest the ensuing general elections to the Lok Sabha from Amethi. Fact-Check To verify the authenticity of the press release, the […]
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