Fake and misleading information is often posted on social media. Journalists and verified users of news channels are also involved in posting this misleading and fake information. Verified user Shubhankar Mishra @shubhankrmishra posted a post on Twitter. He wrote in his post that a doctor from Ghaziabad, Arvind Vats Akela, has been threatened with beheading. […]
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Amidst Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a picture is doing rounds on the internet. Sharing the picture, Nirmal Kumar – State President IT & social media at @bjp4tamilnadu wrote in Tamil that can be nearly translated into English, “Just thinking of those 10 people going on pilgrimage with this #pappu playing henna with children is […]
Continue ReadingNorway Diplomat and former politician Eric Solheim shared a video on his Twitter. In the video, vehicles can be seen crossing the road submerged in water. Sharing the video he wrote, te in his tweet – “Incredible India! I finally got to face the most beautiful water highway” Fact Check: To verify the claim by […]
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A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting viral on social media. In this picture, Modi can be seen taking a photo with a camera but the lid of the camera is closed. Users who shared this picture are making fun of PM Modi. By sharing this picture a user wrote “Did you ever […]
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It is being claimed by users on social media sites that Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinet and Ragini Nayak are Christians. A Twitter user tweeted, “very important information has been received, Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak Supriya Shrinet is Christian, most of the Congress leaders have become Christian, fooling the people of the country with Hindu names […]
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A communal picture is getting viral on social media sites. In the viral picture, it is claimed that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. The claim states, “Put your hand up to the elbow in a container of oil,then put the same hand in a bag of sesame seeds as many times as […]
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A claim along with some pictures of an archaeological excavation site is going viral on social media platforms. Sharing the picture, a Twitter user क्वीन आँफ झांसी wrote, “8000 years in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh Ancient city, huge Hindu temple, inscriptions, Yagya shala minarets, water pools, and irrigation eyes were found Archaeology says that there was not always […]
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A parody, commentary, or fan account is an account that depicts another person, group, or organization in their profile to discuss, satirize, or share information about that entity. In this DFRAC Exclusive we will debunk some of the parody accounts which are in the name of famous personalities. Interestingly, these personalities themselves are not Twitter […]
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A lot of pictures and videos go viral on social media regarding the connection with political leaders and Bollywood celebrities. Just like that, a video of BJP leader PM Narendra Modi and Bollywood movie actor Shahrukh Khan can be seen together. By sharing this video a social media user @captainanjan captioned it “ SRK, and […]
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A collage was shared on social media. This collage of 4 pictures is of women journalists Anjana Om Kashyap, Chitra Tripathi, Rubika Liaquat, and Shweta Singh, who work as TV anchors. In this picture, it can be seen that all the anchors are wearing BJP’s patka( a piece of loin cloth). By glancing at this […]
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