DFRAC

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DFRAC
Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Center
AbbreviationDFRAC
Formation20 July 2021;4 years ago (2021-07-20)
FounderPrashant Tandon and Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri
HeadquartersG-28, Hazrat Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, India
Website https://dfrac.org

Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Center (DFRAC) is an Indian non-profit organization founded by Shujaat Ali Quadri and Prashant Tandon in 2021. It primarily focuses on fact-checking and hate speech. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The DFRAC is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). [8]

Famous works

In November 2021, DFRAC fact-checked on Devi Chitralekha marry a Muslim man. [9]

In April 2021, DFRAC conducted a report on the list of fabricated stories of Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee News.[ citation needed ]

In June 2022, DFRAC conducted a report on the Prophet Row, [10] analysing the Pakistan-Based [11] [12] disinformation campaign. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

In September 2022, DFRAC made a report on Arshdeep to Shami: How are the Pakistani Twitterati fueling wrath against Indian cricketers? [20] [21] [22] In the same month, DFRAC conducted a fact-check on Chitra Tripathi ran a misleading post about giving a speech in Parliament of the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Headline: Dfrac.org's truth crusaders debunk hate against Dalits on social media". www.firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ali Sohrab, Islamist radical creating communal divide online". ANI News. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ↑ ANI (16 September 2022). "Ali Sohrab, Islamist radical creating communal divide online". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fact-checker reveals Yasin Malik's 'proud' wife defames India by using fake information". ANI News. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Even blue ticks on Twitter part of pushing political agenda: Reports". ANI News. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "ಫ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್‌ಚೆಕ್: ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‌ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಹಸ್ತದ ಚಿನ್ಹೆ ಇಸ್ಲಾಂ ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದೆಯೇ ?". Ensuddi. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "India के खिलाफ घृणास्पद बयान देने वाले पाक स्थित थिंक टैंक का भंडाफोड़, DFRAC की रिपोर्ट में हुआ खुलासा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "IFCN Code of Principles". ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Noor, Dilshad (29 November 2021). "कथावाचक देवी चित्रलेखा की मुस्लिम युवक से शादी की जानिए सच्चाई". DFRAC_ORG (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Mehrotra, Vani (12 June 2022). "Prophet remarks row: Pakistan runs disinformation campaign against India; over 60,000 Twitter posts seen". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives". AlJazeera. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  12. ↑ ANI (18 April 2022). "Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. ↑ Shekhar, Shudhanshu (12 June 2022). "पाकिस्तान नहीं आ रहा अपने हरकतों से बाज, पैगंबर विवाद पर सोशल मीडिया पर फैला रहा फेक खबर". Sach Tak News (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Livemint (12 June 2022). "Prophet row: Pakistan runs disinformation campaign against India, says report". mint. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "देश: पैगंबर विवाद में पाकिस्तानी एंगल, सोशल मीडिया हैंडल ने फैलाई सबसे ज्यादा फर्जी खबरें". Zoom News (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "World News | Fake Accounts Created in Pakistan to Defame India over Hijab Row, Says Fact-checker". LatestLY. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives". ANI News. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Fake social media accounts created in Pakistan to defame India over Hijab row, says fact-checker". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "पैगंबर विवाद पर चैंकाने वाला खुलासा: PAK ने भारत के खिलाफ चलाया दुष्प्रचार अभियान, दुनिया के सामने फैलाया झूठ". punjabkesari. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  20. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Pakistani Twitterati fuels fake narratives, targets Indian cricketers: Digital Forensics report". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. ↑ ANI (12 September 2022). "Pakistani Twitterati fuelling fake narratives, target Indian cricketers". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Asia Cup 2022: Pakistani Twitterati fuelling fake narratives, target Arshdeep Singh and other Indian cricketers". Firstpost. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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