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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Certain Pakistani accounts on social media have claimed that a Pakistani flag was raised by unknown individuals in Srinagar, Kashmir, on India’s 78th Independence Day. These claims were supported by an image purportedly showing the Pakistani flag in Kashmir. The claim was shared by repeated offenders of Fake news peddlers like an X account named […]
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An image showing some UK police officials bowing their head down is going viral on social media platform X. While sharing this image Britain first leader Paul Golding is claiming that this image reflects current policing strategy He posted this image on his X’s handle and wrote: “This image reflects current policing strategy perfectly” Fact-Check […]
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Numerous reports of attacks and riots in Bangladesh have surfaced online with a recent clash in Gopalganj. Surrounding the protests and riots, a claim has been viral about Indian involvement in the Gopalganj Riots. A user on social media has shared the images from the clash with the claim, ” Breaking News: Gopalganj Riots – […]
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