Ratha yatra took place in the Durgaparameshwari fair in the Bappanadu district of Dakshina Kannada recently. Amidst this, a video has gone viral showing the tumbling up of a car during the yatra. Sharing the video, the users claimed, “This is how Hindu devotees in Karnataka reacted when even after multiple requests a Muslim refused […]
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A picture is going viral on X (formerly Twitter) seemingly showing destruction following the recent earthquake in New York on 5th of April with 4.8 magnitude. The New York Times reported “little damage” in its report of earthquake. Fact Check Upon investigating, however, via reverse searching the image, the DFRAC team found that the picture being […]
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Taking to X(Twitter), a Pakistani media outlet named ‘Naya Pakistan’ has shared an image carrying the text: “India announces 2000km sea bridge which will connect Mumbai to Dubai” and claimed that India is going to connect Mumbai to Dubai by way of a 2000 km bridge in the sea. Subsequently, several users shared this image […]
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A disturbing video is being shared online where a man can be seen beaten up by a group of people on the street. The users are sharing the video and claiming that a Muslim man is being beaten up by Hindus. Frequent peddler of fake news and hateful content, Crime Reports India (@asiandidgest) has shared […]
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A claim has been shared by frequent fake news peddler Sulaiman Ahmed(@shaykhsulaiman) with a video. It has been claimed that Lower caste Indian man humiliated by higher-caste individual. In the video, a man can be seen licking the shoe of the other man. Fact check We investigated the viral claim by using keywords to search. […]
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A claim has gone viral about an incident that happened in UP’s Ghaziabad. It has been claimed by an X user, “3 Hindus brutally killed a Muslim boy with a sharp axe in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. They asked Momin to chant “Jai Sriram” which he refused to do. So they killed him.” Fact Check We investigated […]
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Various X users, recently shared a video of collapsing buildings claiming it to be a video from Taiwan which is currently hit by a massive earthquake. A user shared the video and wrote the caption, “#BREAKING: Multiple buildings have collapsed after a Pair of Massive 7.5 Earthquakes Strikes Triggering Tsunami Warnings”. Fact-check: To determine the […]
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Tensions are rising between Israel and Iran. Israel is preparing to deal with possible missile or drone attacks from Iran following the killing this week in an airstrike of senior Revolutionary Guard commanders in Syria. Amidst the tensions, a video is shared with massive convoys on the internet. Users while sharing the video are claiming […]
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The Israel-Hamas war caused a drastic humanitarian catastrophe and raised the chances of a wider conflict. Amid this, a video showing a bombardment scene in a city is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter). Users are fervently sharing this video and alleging that Iran bombing Tel Aviv, Israel will be the official start of […]
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X user @peacemaket71 posted on X (formerly Twitter) regarding Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s purchase of another property.The post reads,“Volodymyr Zelenskyi bought another property! The London Crier reported that Zelenskyi had bought asylum from Britain’s King Charles III. Vladimir Zelensky, whose term of office expires on May 20, allegedly from the British King Charles III, bought the mansion […]
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