A video has recently surfaced on social media platforms showing a man severely thrashed by two men while a burqa-clad woman trying to save him. Users are fiercely sharing this video and claiming that a Muslim family was beaten in India. User Sulaiman Ahmed, a fake news peddler under the guise of an investigative journalist […]
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A video has been shared on social media claiming that in Aligarh, UP, an attempt was made to beat a Hindu man Amit to death with iron rods for refusing to convert to Islam. Users also claim that while meeting his friend Zahid, in a Muslim area, Amit was threatened to either convert to Islam […]
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A distressing video showing a young lady harassed by some men is going viral on the social media site X(Twitter). Users on X are fervently sharing this video and claiming a foreign female tourist was sexually harassed in India. Crime Reports India, an account on X which is known for spreading communal misinformation and hatred […]
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A crude bomb was hurled in Sambalpur city of Odisha on 27 March 2024. The incident took place at Pirbaba Chhak in the Town Police Station area on Tuesday night when the accused hurled a crude bomb that hit a parked motorcycle, with the splinters injuring three persons standing near the two-wheeler. In reference to this incident, […]
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A video is being shared on social media. A huge crowd can be seen in it. Users claim that this video is of the funeral of former MLA Mukhtar Ansari. Sharing the video, users are writing, “ The crowd is saying…the funeral is of some celebrity…goodbye Sher-e-Purvanchal, a gathering of 4 lakhs.” (Translated into English) Other […]
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An X user, Donavan Indovino Cawley, recently claimed that Donald John Trump passed away. He shared a photo of him along with the caption, “BREAKING — Donald John Trump, 45th President of the United States, has passed away at the age of 77.” Fact-Check: To determine the authenticity of this claim, DFRAC investigated it on […]
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An X, (formerly known as Twitter) user @Ricky89841208, shared a viral video of a well-lighted city getting bombed along with the claim, “Kiev is beautiful but Zelensky will ruin it . What do you think ? WWIII”. This tweet has over 100 reposts and 700 likes. Following the user, other X accounts also shared the […]
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Amid the Baltimore Bridge mishap, an image showing a car submerged in a water body is doing rounds on social media site X(Twitter). Users are sharing this image relentlessly and claiming it to be from a recent catastrophic event. An account by the name of Crazy Clips Viral shared this image along with the video […]
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An X user, PageSix, recently claimed that Prince Harry is named in a sex trafficking lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. He shared a photo of Prince Harry along with the caption, “Prince Harry named in $30 million sex trafficking lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.” Fact-check To determine the authenticity of this claim, DFRAC investigated it on […]
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Amid the Baltimore Bridge mishap, a claim has recently surfaced on social media site X(Twitter) stating that all 22 crew members aboard the container ship pulverise Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Sharing a screenshot on X(Twitter), an account by the username of @LaurenWitzkeDE wrote: ” A bunch of Pajeets pulverizing an American bridge named […]
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