Propagandist
Baba Banaras
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Type of Fake News: Anti-India [ Indian Army red flagged account]
Level of Danger: Extreme
Fact Check Articles
Fact Check: Old Video of Buried US Dollars Falsely Linked to Punjab Floods
A video showing an individual retrieving what appears to be US dollar notes is being circulated with false claims that a family in Punjab had buried a large sum, which was allegedly ruined by recent floods. These claims are entirely false. The video predates the floods and has no connection
Fact Check: AI Video Misleads on India–Burkina Faso Trade
A video of Burkina Faso’s Transitional President Ibrahim Traoré is being circulated with claims that he signed a $14 billion grain deal with India while criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump. This claim is entirely false. The video is AI-generated, and there are no credible or official reports confirming any such
Fact Check: Old Gunfire Video from Poonch Wrongly Linked to Recent Encounter in Kathua
A video featuring gunfire in the background is being circulated with the claim that it depicts the recent encounter between security forces and terrorists in Kathua. However, we found that the video was circulated in September 2024, during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in the Pathanateer area of
Fact Check: An old video of Israeli strikes destroying a mosque in Lebanon circulated as a recent incident
A video showing the bombing and destruction of a religious structure is being circulated with the claim that the Israeli Air Force targeted terrorist positions in Lebanon after Hezbollah launched at least three rockets toward Israeli territory. In reality, this video is not recent; it actually dates back to an
Fact Check: Video of a woman in an open burqa walking in Saudi Arabia misrepresented as footage from Pakistan
A video circulating online depicts a woman walking on a paved sidewalk at night, wearing an open burqa that reveals her lower body. While the footage has been widely shared with assertions that it was filmed in Pakistan, our investigation found that the location is actually Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The
Fact Check: Old video of a woman mixing urine in juice in Kuwait resurfaced with misleading communal claims
A video showing a woman pouring urine into a glass of juice has been shared online with the false claim that it depicts a housemaid named Farida Khatoon caught mixing her urine in juice before serving it to the Hindu house owner of a Samajwadi Party leader. Some others circulated
