The US-based DFRLab claimed that despite being well aware that the dataset could not be linked to the BJP, it nonetheless provided the list to social media platforms (including Twitter) as part of 'due diligence.'
The Wire, in its January 2022 report had claimed that Devang Dave was the brains behind the 'hate app' Tek Fog, which had super powers and could bypass sophisticated security features of any social media app. The app does not exist.