Last month, several Twitter and Facebook users shared three images of a woman’s dead body found in a suitcase. The images are graphic, viewer discretion is advised. The viral text associated…
Explicit video of a gym workout viral with false ‘love jihad’ spin
An explicit video that shows a fitness instructor touching a woman inappropriately in a public gym is being shared with a ‘love Jihad’ spin. Twitter user @VishwajiS quote-tweeted the video…
Video of father removing turban during daughter’s marriage viral with ‘love jihad’ spin
Last week, right-wing writer Renee Lynn tweeted a video and claimed a Hindu woman was deceived into marrying a Muslim man. Lynn has been found spreading misinformation on several occasions….
Domestic violence case from Bangladesh given a ‘love Jihad’ spin in India
A few pictures of an unknown woman have been going viral on social media with claims that she is a victim of love jihad. In the first picture, she is…
Old case of Muslim woman’s ‘honour’ killing revived as Hindu girl killed in ‘love Jihad’
A picture of a woman’s corpse along with a wedding card from an interfaith marriage has taken both Twitter and Facebook by storm. While sharing these photos, users have been…
Video of woman hacked to death in Brazil revived with ‘love Jihad’ claim
A video of a woman gagged, tied and hacked to death with an axe has been widely shared on social media with the claim that she was a victim of…
Right wing groups film minors, give false ‘love Jihad’ angle to birthday parties held in Bhopal
Since September 3, several Twitter and Facebook users have posted multiple videos where members of right-wing fringe groups Sanskriti Bachao Manch and Bajrang Dal are moral policing children. They can…
Photos of two unrelated cases viral to manufacture a false ‘love Jihad’ story
Twitter handle ‘@BJPBalochistan’ shared three pictures on August 27 along with the claim that a Hindu girl died in a ‘love Jihad’ incident. Two out of the three pictures are…
Video from Pakistan viral as woman lured in “love Jihad” abused by Muslim husband
A video where a woman narrates violent details of domestic violence is viral on social media with a “love Jihad” angle. The message accompanying the video says that the woman…
Actor Koena Mitra tweets fake ‘love jihad’ rate list
On August 4, 2018, actor Koena Mitra tweeted an image of what appeared to be an extract from a newspaper, Sanjha Lokswami. It showed a rate list with a price…