Claim A viral post shows two images with a caption. The first image is a still from the movie Chhava. The second image shows police officers with batons taking action against protestors. A water cannon is also used to curb the protest. Link; Archive Link The caption is Hindi says, “अपने घर में आग लगाकर […]
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Claim A viral video shows vandalism and arson in a complex of a religious institution. The text in the video suggests that it is from West Bengal and all this is happening against a Hindu Temple. It pleads people to reconsider brotherhood with other religions. Link; Archive Link Fact Check Upon investigation, DFRAC found the […]
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Some Pak-based handles took to social media platform X(formerly Twitter) and claimed that Indian occupational forces abducted three Kashmiri laborers from Qazigund and killed two of them in custody. At the same time, the third remains untraced in Jammu and Kashmir. An account named Inside Kashmir wrote: “Enforced disappearance and Custodial killing a norm in […]
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Claim A widely shared video of PM Modi showcasing his visit to Mauritius is being shared with the claim that he was welcomed in Mauritius with the popular satirical song ‘Mahangai Dayan Khaaye Jaat Hai’ about inflation and rising costs. Link Fact Check Upon investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be misleading. First, we cross-referred […]
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On March 17, 2025, a cordon and search operation was launched by the security forces in Krumhoora village of Zachaldara after information about the presence of terrorists was received in Kupwara kashmir. It turned into an encounter between security forces and terrorists following the open fire by terrorists on the Indian army in Kashmir’s Kupwara. […]
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Recently, in Karnataka’s Haveri district, a 22-year-old woman, Swathi Ramesh Badigere was strangled to death by her lover Niyaz Bennigere. Even Though police denied the communal angle, the users linked the murder to the dangers of inter-faith marriages.Some users criticized the Congress Government for neglecting Hindu girls. “Self-defence training only for girls for minority communities? […]
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As an encounter is currently underway in Kashmir’s kupwara district, a pak-based handle shared some visuals from the encounter and claimed that four Indian soldiers were killed and multiple injured during an attack on a camp in Kupwara. Sharing a video that captured the visuals from the recent encounter, an account named Tactical Tribune claimed: […]
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A video is going viral showing a grenade attack with the claim that Khalistani rebels conducted a grenade attack on Indian Colonel’s residence in Amritsar, Punjab. Many handles, including some Pakistan-based, have shared this video on X along with the false claim. An account named Tactical Tribune posted this video and wrote: “Khalistani rebels conducted […]
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Claim A viral video shows the Police Commissioner and other officers distributing Iftar to children. The caption mentioned Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party regime in Uttar Pradesh. This Iftar Party was organized in a Police Station. Link; Archive Link Many users have shared the video with similar descriptions. Here and here are the links. Fact Check […]
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Pakistani-based accounts have allegedly claimed that “two innocent Kashmiri youth were arrested during a so-called search operation in Bandipora Hajin Road area.” The claim has been shared by an X user named Kashmir English, who has been found to be a frequent news peddler by the DFRAC Team. Fact Check Upon investigation, we found this […]
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