A screenshot of a news article has gone viral on X claiming that Ukraine has to pay for the arrival and stay of the delegation in the USA. The Trump administration refused to cover the expenses of a foreign delegation for the first time as reported by Wall street Journal. A user named Lord Bebo […]
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A claim has recently surfaced on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) alleging Bangladesh has officially rejected India’s invitation to establish intelligence-sharing relations. The claim has been shared by Pakistan-based handles on X. An account named Ironclad, better known for sharing misinformation, posted an image on X and wrote: “Bangladesh has officially rejected India’s invitation to […]
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Claim A viral video garnered attention on social media claiming that fundamentalists are attacking minority Hindus in Bangladesh. Sharing an explicit video of a woman and man in compromising scenes the users claimed that “some fundamentalists entered the house of a Hindu family and lynched the husband, wife and a child”. While another user claimed […]
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Claim Many users claimed that Pope Francis died on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, but the Vatican did not announce it to the public. Some posts also insinuated intrigues in the Vatican for the hushing of the news. Link Similar claims can be seen here and here. Fact-check To ascertain the truth first, DFRAC investigation searched […]
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Claim A viral video is claiming that Angola has banned Islam in their country. And by doing so, it has become the first country in the world to ban Islam as a religion to be practised. Link Fact Check We conducted the investigation to check the authenticity of the claims. We did a keyword search: […]
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Claim A video is going viral where we can see some miscreants wreaking havoc on local shops and stalls. Later, they are chased and beaten by Uttar Pradesh police. Link The user has claimed that Yogi Ji’s police have dealt with ‘Jihadis’ very effectively. Fact Check To verify the claims about the viral video, DFRAC […]
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Claim: Sharing a screenshot of premier Malayalam broadcast media 24 News, many users claimed that senior Kerala CPI(M) leader and former minister, G. Sudhakaran visited Maha Kumbh along with his wife. The photo became instantly viral on social media attacking the Left party for discarding party ideals. link Google translated image of the post Fact […]
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Claim A claim is going viral on social media. It says India has been declared as the largest source of terrorism in Asia by a European research survey. Link A Pak-based handle on social media, Ironclad, who had posted the same claim. Link Fact Check To investigate the claim, DFRAC made keyword search and couldn’t […]
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Claim: Users on social media claimed that TV viewers in Bangladesh are no longer getting Indian news channels including Doordarshan (DD), Republic TV, Republic Bangla, Zee News, NDTV, Wion, Aaj Tak, India Today, CNN-18, CNBC-18, Times Now, India News as those are accused by the Yunus government of “spreading disinformation”. Similar posts can be found […]
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News is going viral on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) claiming that BRICS countries planning to end strategic cooperation with India after Modi’s US visit, quoting CGTN as its source. Not only this, but a screenshot of a report with the headline, has also surfaced on X. Additionally, news has been shared by many handles […]
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