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Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Centre (D-FRAC) is a non-partisan and independent media organisation which focuses on fact-checking and identifying hate speech. Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri is the founder Editor. It was established to debunk fake and misleading news. DFRAC works as a fact checking website for the audience.

History
DFRAC was launched on 20 July 2021 by Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri along with noted journalist Parshant Tandon. Shujaat is Ph.D in Artificial Intelligence and also share 15 years of experience in the field of Journalism. The idea of DFRAC established to expose the propaganda run behind biased news/Fake news and hate speech.

Procedure
DFRAC’s fact-checkers closely examine fake news spread on social media (especially on Twitter), news websites and channels. Reports attempts to explain in detail the reasons also. DFRAC not just states facts but also provides appropriate data for better understanding. DFRAC use open and free tools such as Google’s reverse image search to verify fake/doctored images. They also use search engine filters to sort the results into a date, time and location. DFRAC follows a pattern of investigative Journalism.

Popular Work
Its various works are finding mentioned in main stream media houses of the country DFRAC story about online harassment of Muslim women titled Outspoken women often trolled by Right-wing was widely shared by the victim women media persons and journalist on their official twitter profiles. Noted journalist Saba Naqvi, mentioned DRAC, while tweeting that this report gives us the words used for women who speak their mind. ?@TwitterIndia, pls shut down accounts mentioned here. often trolled by Right-wing - D-FRAC. Journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Rana Ayyub, Richa Chadha also shared DRFAC story.

The Free Press Journal published a report on the DRFAC research item with the title, Pakistan is using the digital medium to fulfill their 'wicked agenda' and defame India. DRFAC broke a story widely published by Indian media ANI, Navbharat Times, The Print about Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik's 'proud' wife defames India by using fake information. Its Reports over 2022 Karnataka hijab row and the role of Pakistan Troll Army in supporting Muslim student Muskan khan have made a mentions in popular media houses like ANI News, The New Indian Express and Times Now. Its various stories about atrocities against Dalits, Minority and women find regular place in the print and online media.