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Hateful mob destroys Muslim dosa makers’ stall

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Hateful mob destroys Muslim dosa makers’ stall

DFRAC Editor August 28, 2021

On August 27, 2021, the news website Molitics posted a video that showed a group of men...

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The Hate Factory

DFRAC Editor August 27, 2021

A ‘journalist’ going by the “काकावाणी” on Twitter has a notorious history with social media use. Currently,...

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Fact-Check: Video of Kazakhstan blast goes viral as a blast from Kabul Airport

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Fact-Check: Video of Kazakhstan blast goes viral as a blast from Kabul Airport

DFRAC Editor August 27, 2021

A video of a massive explosion started going viral on social media soon after a series of...

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Olympian Neeraj Chopra debunks false narrative created by right wing media and personalities

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Olympian Neeraj Chopra debunks false narrative created by right wing media and personalities

DFRAC Editor August 27, 2021

Two days ago, a news clipping of Indian Olympic javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s interview started to go...

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Misleading Claim: No, Kareena Kapoor Khan did not tell the Indian audience to not watch her movies

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Misleading Claim: No, Kareena Kapoor Khan did not tell the Indian audience to not watch her movies

DFRAC Editor August 27, 2021

On August 13, 2021, Bollywood actress Kareen Kapoor Khan was interviewed by journalist Barkha Dutta as a...

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Fact-Check: Nirmala Sitharaman makes false claim, Uttar Pradesh does not have the most number of MSMEs

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Fact-Check: Nirmala Sitharaman makes false claim, Uttar Pradesh does not have the most number of MSMEs

DFRAC Editor August 27, 2021

On August 21, 2021 Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the “Ubharte Sitare Fund” in Lucknow. The...

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In an open display of xenophobia and hate speech, #HindustanDharamshalaNahiHai trends on Twitter : Data Analysis

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In an open display of xenophobia and hate speech, #HindustanDharamshalaNahiHai trends on Twitter : Data Analysis

DFRAC Editor August 26, 2021

On August 23, 2021 the hashtag #हिंदुस्तान_धर्मशाला_नहीं_है (translation: Hindustan is not a public shelter) started trending on...

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Fact-Check: How ANI blindly falls prey to false Google translation, TOLO News reporter NOT killed by Taliban

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Fact-Check: How ANI blindly falls prey to false Google translation, TOLO News reporter NOT killed by Taliban

DFRAC Editor August 26, 2021

On August 26 2021, TOLO News, a news agency from Afghanistan tweeted that a TOLO news reporter...

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Fact-Check: Kejriwal attends an event where hundreds of people were converted to Christianity

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Fact-Check: Kejriwal attends an event where hundreds of people were converted to Christianity

DFRAC Editor August 26, 2021

On August 20,2021, a twitter user going by @noconversion posted a video that claimed that Delhi’s chief...

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Fact-Check: Delhi’s new smog tower is not India’s first smog tower

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Fact-Check: Delhi’s new smog tower is not India’s first smog tower

DFRAC Editor August 26, 2021

On August 23, 2021, Delhi Government inaugurated what they claimed to be ‘India’s first smog tower’. The...

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