News is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter) stating that Iran has stopped all air traffic into and from Tehran tonight. The news has been shared by several users on X. Sulaiman Ahmed, who has shared a plethora of misinformation in the past under the guise of an Investigative Journalist shared an image on […]
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A video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) raised concerns about the Indian military. It alleges that during a March 2013 large-scale military exercise, Indian paratroopers faced challenges, resulting in tragic accidents, fatalities, and some individuals missing due to parachute deployment struggles. View here View here View here Fact Check The DFRAC team performed a reverse […]
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Taking to X(Twitter), a Pakistani media outlet named ‘Naya Pakistan’ has shared an image carrying the text: “India announces 2000km sea bridge which will connect Mumbai to Dubai” and claimed that India is going to connect Mumbai to Dubai by way of a 2000 km bridge in the sea. Subsequently, several users shared this image […]
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Claim An X (formerly known as Twitter) users took to the platform on April 3rd 2024 to comment on the latest earthquake that hit Taiwan on the same day. Images of the waters of a river swaying were captured to showcase the potential impact of the quake. View here View here Fact Check The DFRAC […]
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A list of Samajwadi Party candidates is being shared on social media. Four candidates have been announced in this list, one of which is that of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh. According to the viral list, Samajwadi Party has left the Jaunpur Lok Sabha seat for Aam Aadmi Party, from where Sanjay Singh will contest. This […]
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A video is being shared on social media. A huge crowd can be seen in it. Users claim that this video is of the funeral of former MLA Mukhtar Ansari. Sharing the video, users are writing, “ The crowd is saying…the funeral is of some celebrity…goodbye Sher-e-Purvanchal, a gathering of 4 lakhs.” (Translated into English) Other […]
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An X user, Donavan Indovino Cawley, recently claimed that Donald John Trump passed away. He shared a photo of him along with the caption, “BREAKING — Donald John Trump, 45th President of the United States, has passed away at the age of 77.” Fact-Check: To determine the authenticity of this claim, DFRAC investigated it on […]
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Amid the catastrophic event of the US Bridge collapse, a claim is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter) stating that the incident was indeed a terrorist attack perpetrated by PM Modi and the company. Taking to X, an account by the username of @Carefreebong wrote: “Endian.@JoeBiden @StateDept @CIA @FBI please give befitting response to […]
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Taking to X(Twitter), China Daily EU Bureau Chief, Chen Weihua wrote: “The fact that U.S. and other Western leaders have said nothing about the horrible terrorist attack in Moscow yesterday exposed their total disregard for innocent civilian lives. Maybe they see those terrorists as allies?” Fact-Check To investigate the above claim, the DFRAC team searched […]
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A picture of Virat Kohli watching Rahul Gandhi’s press conference on the freezing of all Congress bank accounts is going viral on social media. X (formerly Twitter) user @CaptainGzb posted, “It appears like Virat Kohli was watching the Press Conference of Rahul Gandhi, where RG is talking about the “Freezing of Congress Bank Accounts”. As […]
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