Weaponizing Narratives: A Study of Pakistan-Linked Misinformation Targeting India

Executive Summary Over the last three months, multiple investigations, fact-checks, and digital monitoring exercises conducted by DFRAC identified a sustained pattern of misinformation campaigns originating from or amplified by Pakistan-linked social media ecosystems targeting India. These campaigns have evolved beyond conventional geopolitical propaganda and increasingly exploit communal sensitivities, regional tensions, political polarization, and public distrust. […]

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Fact check: A video of protests against UGC rules in Bihar was misleadingly shared as Gen Z protests

A video showing the burning of an effigy of PM Modi is being circulated on social media and falsely labeled as a “Gen Z protest” in India. Pakistan-based propaganda accounts are sharing this footage, claiming that Gen Z-style demonstrations are spreading nationwide, involving the burning of the Prime Minister’s effigies and accusations of corruption and […]

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Fact Check: Asaduddin Owaisi did not write a letter to the UN claiming Muslims are unsafe in India; the viral claim is fake

A claim is being circulated on social media regarding AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, alleging that he wrote a letter to the United Nations stating that Muslims are unsafe in India, saying, “Muslims are not safe in Hindustan.” The claim further alleges that the United Nations responded to Owaisi by saying, “Go wherever […]

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