Weaponizing Narratives: A Study of Pakistan-Linked Misinformation Targeting India

Executive Summary Over the last three months, multiple investigations, fact-checks, and digital monitoring exercises conducted by DFRAC identified a sustained pattern of misinformation campaigns originating from or amplified by Pakistan-linked social media ecosystems targeting India. These campaigns have evolved beyond conventional geopolitical propaganda and increasingly exploit communal sensitivities, regional tensions, political polarization, and public distrust. […]

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Fact check: A video of protests against UGC rules in Bihar was misleadingly shared as Gen Z protests

A video showing the burning of an effigy of PM Modi is being circulated on social media and falsely labeled as a “Gen Z protest” in India. Pakistan-based propaganda accounts are sharing this footage, claiming that Gen Z-style demonstrations are spreading nationwide, involving the burning of the Prime Minister’s effigies and accusations of corruption and […]

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