DFRAC

{{Short description|Indian Fact-checking website}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = DFRAC

| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2021|07|20}}

| full_name = Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Center

| logo = DFRAC LOGO.jpg

| logo_size = 100px

| abbreviation = DFRAC

| founder = Prashant Tandon and Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri

| headquarters = G-28, Hazrat Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, India

| website = https://dfrac.org

}}Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Center better known as Dfrac.org or DFRAC{{Cite web |title=India के खिलाफ घृणास्पद बयान देने वाले पाक स्थित थिंक टैंक का भंडाफोड़, DFRAC की रिपोर्ट में हुआ खुलासा |url=https://www.jagran.com/world/pakistan-pak-based-think-tank-busted-for-making-hate-statements-against-india-revealed-in-dfrac-report-23128376.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}} is an Indian non-profit fact checking website founded by Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri as Editor and Prashant Tandon as Advisor in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Headline: Dfrac.org’s truth crusaders debunk hate against Dalits on social media |url=https://www.firstindia.co.in/news/india/headline-dfracorgs-truth-crusaders-debunk-hate-against-dalits-on-social-media |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.firstindia.co.in |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ali Sohrab, Islamist radical creating communal divide online |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/ali-sohrab-islamist-radical-creating-communal-divide-online20220916095545/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ANI News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-09-16 |title=Ali Sohrab, Islamist radical creating communal divide online |url=https://theprint.in/world/ali-sohrab-islamist-radical-creating-communal-divide-online/1130551/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Fact-checker reveals Yasin Malik's 'proud' wife defames India by using fake information |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/fact-checker-reveals-yasin-maliks-proud-wife-defames-india-by-using-fake-information20220313103042/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ANI News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Even blue ticks on Twitter part of pushing political agenda: Reports |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/even-blue-ticks-on-twitter-part-of-pushing-political-agenda-reports20220524152223/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ANI News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=ಫ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್‌ಚೆಕ್: ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‌ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಹಸ್ತದ ಚಿನ್ಹೆ ಇಸ್ಲಾಂ ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದೆಯೇ ? |url=https://ensuddi.com/2022/10/21/fact-check-is-the-hand-symbol-of-the-congress-party-from-islam/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Ensuddi |language=en-US}}

Famous works

November 2021, Fact Check on Devi Chitralekha marry a Muslim man.{{Cite web |last=Noor |first=Dilshad |date=2021-11-29 |title=कथावाचक देवी चित्रलेखा की मुस्लिम युवक से शादी की जानिए सच्चाई |url=https://dfrac.org/hi/2021/11/29/devi-chitralekha-marriage-muslim-youth/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=DFRAC_ORG |language=hi-IN}}

April 2022, Report on the list Of Fabricated stories of Sudhir Chaudhary and Zee News.{{Citation needed |date= September 2023}}

June 2022, Report on Prophet Row:{{Cite web |last=Mehrotra |first=Vani |date=2022-06-12 |title=Prophet remarks row: Pakistan runs disinformation campaign against India; over 60,000 Twitter posts seen |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/prophet-remarks-row-pakistan-runs-disinformation-campaign-twitter-hashtags-nupur-sharma-misleading-information-2022-06-12-783942 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}} Analysing the Pakistan-Based{{Cite web |date=2022-04-18 |title=Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives |url=https://aljazeera.co.in/politics/digital-forensics-report-shows-network-of-imposters-in-pakistan-pushing-pro-china-narratives/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=AlJazeera |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-04-18 |title=Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives |url=https://theprint.in/world/digital-forensics-report-shows-network-of-imposters-in-pakistan-pushing-pro-china-narratives/920612/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} Disinformation Campaign.{{Cite web |last=Shekhar |first=Shudhanshu |date=2022-06-12 |title=पाकिस्तान नहीं आ रहा अपने हरकतों से बाज, पैगंबर विवाद पर सोशल मीडिया पर फैला रहा फेक खबर |url=https://sachtaknews.com/pakistan-is-not-coming-out-of-its-antics-spreading-fake-news-on-social-media-on-prophet-controversy/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Sach Tak News |language=hi-IN}}{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-06-12 |title=Prophet row: Pakistan runs disinformation campaign against India, says report |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/world/prophet-row-pakistan-runs-disinformation-campaign-social-media-to-spread-fake-news-against-india-what-new-report-says-11655018276654.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=mint |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |title=देश: पैगंबर विवाद में पाकिस्तानी एंगल, सोशल मीडिया हैंडल ने फैलाई सबसे ज्यादा फर्जी खबरें |url=https://www.zoomnews.in/hi/news-detail/pakistani-angle-in-the-prophet-controversy-social-media-handles-spread-the-most-fake-news.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Zoom News |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=World News {{!}} Fake Accounts Created in Pakistan to Defame India over Hijab Row, Says Fact-checker |url=https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-fake-accounts-created-in-pakistan-to-defame-india-over-hijab-row-says-fact-checker-3367820.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pro-China narratives |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/digital-forensics-report-shows-network-of-imposters-in-pakistan-pushing-pro-china-narratives20220418130856/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ANI News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Fake social media accounts created in Pakistan to defame India over Hijab row, says fact-checker |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/fake-social-media-accounts-created-in-pakistan-to-defame-india-over-hijab-row-says-fact-checker/859033 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-12 |title=पैगंबर विवाद पर चैंकाने वाला खुलासा: PAK ने भारत के खिलाफ चलाया दुष्प्रचार अभियान, दुनिया के सामने फैलाया झूठ |url=https://www.punjabkesari.in/national/news/pakistan-launched-propaganda-campaign-against-india-1617190 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=punjabkesari}}

September 2022, Report on Arshdeep to Shami: How are the Pakistani Twitterati fueling wrath against Indian cricketers?{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Pakistani Twitterati fuels fake narratives, targets Indian cricketers: Digital Forensics report |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/pakistani-twitterati-fuel-fake-narratives-target-indian-cricketers-digital-forensics-report-430928 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-09-12 |title=Pakistani Twitterati fuelling fake narratives, target Indian cricketers |url=https://theprint.in/world/pakistani-twitterati-fuelling-fake-narratives-target-indian-cricketers/1125093/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Asia Cup 2022: Pakistani Twitterati fuelling fake narratives, target Arshdeep Singh and other Indian cricketers |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/asia-cup-2022-pakistani-twitterati-fuelling-fake-narratives-target-arshdeep-singh-and-other-indian-cricketers-11234351.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}

September 2022, Fact Check on Chitra Tripathi ran a misleading post about giving a speech in Parliament of the United Kingdom.{{cn | date= February 2025}}

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