Hate Speech On Twitter: Analysis of Sudhir Mishra’s Social Media Deception and Hate Mongering

Twitter is a powerful platform through which a bottom-up spread of hate is generated, shaped, and reified by millions of users who tweet every day. DFRAC has always been watchful on hate mongering and hashtags, where such campaigns on social media have seen a string of successes recently, painting an entire community as the “enemy”. One such […]

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Fact-Check: “If Iran acts against Azerbaijan, Turkish Army will respond” Fake Statement in the name of Turkish Foreign Ministry goes viral.

Tensions are simmering between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to recent media reports, Iran has sent a serious warning to Azerbaijan not to launch any attack in the southern Syunik region of Armenia. Amid this, a fake statement is going viral on social media platforms claiming that the Turkish Foreign […]

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Rahul Gandhi met Agent of Pakistani Intelligence Agency ISI in Europe? Read the Fact-Check

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on Europe’s Tour. During this tour, he participated in a discussion organized by the European Union Parliament. Subsequently, he has also met several members of the European Union Parliament.  By sharing a group photo of Rahul Gandhi with members of the European Union Parliament, many social media users are claiming […]

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Fact-Check: Video of Eng Football fans’ celebration falsely shared as reaction to SRK’s Jawan

SRK’s Newly released Jawan has smashed the box office on its second day. The movie has shattered all the previous records of Shah Rukh’s earlier movie ‘Pathan’. Amid this, a video is going viral on social media platforms showing English Football fans’ celebration as their reaction to the trailer of SRK’s Jawan. Sharing this video, […]

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