Droupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th President of India. She defeated the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. There is an influx of people congratulating her on the victory. Further, social media users are writing posts of congratulations and best wishes and tagging Draupadi Murmu. In these posts, different users are tagging different accounts of […]
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Tarek Fatah is a Pakistani writer and a columnist who is born in Karachi he is a popular figure among the Indian right-wing and is a peddler of fake news that aims to harden negative stereotypes about the Muslim community. His entire Twitter account is filled with the post that is against Indian Muslims. He often spreads […]
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There are many users on Twitter who frequently change their usernames. The reason is different for different users. The posts by these accounts are majorly set on an agenda in an attempt to channel the reader’s mind. In this DFRAC exclusive report, we will analyze the tactics of these accounts running by the name of […]
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Dfrac had earlier published a report on “Chinese Twitter Army: Whitewashing the negativity about China on Social Media”. This special report deals with the increasing hate posts against Africans in the Chinese social media space. There is a huge multimedia industry going on in China where they are using poor African children to make funny […]
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In this DFRAC Exclusive we are going to talk about Dhirendra Krishna Shastri. What he actually does and how he got viral on social media, especially Twitter. Dhirendra Shastri is working since twelve years as a preacher of Bhageshwar Dham Sarkar. The dham is situated at Gada village of chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh. People often say that […]
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There are many accounts on Twitter that in the guise of sharing information function in a way to fulfill their agenda. Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) is one such account. The account generally posts the link to different news articles. Moreover, as per the account’s bio, it reports crimes in India. The account is dedicated to […]
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N.C Asthana is a retired IPS officer and as per his Twitter bio he is a Nuclear Physicist, an Author of 76 scientific research papers and 49 books, and Former DGP Kerala & ADG BSF/CRPF and is followed by 58k followers on his verified Twitter handle @NcAsthana. Non-Verified Followers Some non-verified accounts that follow him […]
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By Fabrication, we mean the false information that is passed on as factual. These days this is not new in the society, that is active on social media. Many news is fabricated and presented as factual ones to mislead many people. But, this becomes a matter of great concern to society when the media too […]
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The South Asia Times (@thesouthasiatim) is the Twitter handle of an online news portal. Which operates from Islamabad, Pakistan. The news portal claims that it covers news from South Asia related to China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, and European Union. This Twitter handle is indulging in anti-India propaganda under the guise of news. This handle […]
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India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index is declining year after year. According to the World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders, India is ranked 150th out of 180 countries, up from 142nd last year. Apart from Nepal, the ranking of all the neighbouring countries of India has declined. There could be […]
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