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Video from Bangladesh of man popping child’s balloons falsely shared with communal angle

Shinjinee Majumder28th January 2026

A video of a man bursting all the balloons of a child balloon seller wearing a skullcap is being circulated on social media as an act of hate. The video…

The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Oishani Bhattacharya & Pawan Kumar24th December 202524th December 2025

In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention…

The long march to Hindu Rashtra: From meat ban to ‘Mandir Wahi Banega’ — Bageshwar Baba’s padyatra had it all

Prantik Ali5th December 20255th December 2025

The 10-day ‘Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra’ organized last month by Hindutva icon Dhirendra Shastri lived up to expectations as the apparently ‘apolitical’ rally turned into a platform for aggressive political…

Muslim driver ‘assaulted’ in Agra over ‘Jai Sri Ram’: Arrested Rohit Thakur has a history of similar cases

Shinjinee Majumder5th December 20256th December 2025

A week after a 57-year-old Muslim taxi driver from Agra was allegedly harassed and assaulted for refusing to chant Jai Sri Ram, the main accused, Rohit Thakur, has been arrested….

NSA Ajit Doval did say ISI recruited more Hindus than Muslims in India; his ‘deepfake’ claim is false

Shinjinee Majumder17th November 202517th November 2025

In the wake of the terrorist attack in New Delhi on November 10 that left at least 13 dead and many others injured, a video of National Security Adviser (NSA)…

AI video of COAS Upendra Dwivedi saying Indian Army to reduce non-Hindu soldiers by 50% goes viral

Prantik Ali14th November 2025

A video of the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, making controversial remarks about the Indian Army and claiming that by 2028, the number of non-Hindu soldiers would be…

Faridabad attacker who stalked and shot a minor in broad daylight is Hindu; viral claims that he is Muslim baseless

Oishani Bhattacharya13th November 2025

A 37-second-long clip, seemingly CCTV footage, where a man is seen shooting a woman, is viral on social media with communal claims that a girl was attacked by a ‘Muslim…

‘No dogs and Muslims’: Day after Delhi blast, ISI Kolkata boys’ hostel defaced with hateful graffiti

Indradeep Bhattacharyya12th November 202513th November 2025

A day after a car-bomb explosion killed at least 13 people in the heart of the national capital, anti-Muslim graffiti saying “Muslims and dogs should not enter the premises” and…

Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested

Shinjinee Majumder31st October 20253rd November 2025

Visuals with the words “I love Muhmad” and “I love Mamud” spray-painted on the walls of two temples are viral on social media. In one of the videos showing the…

Muslim man kidnapped minor Hindu girl? Jammu case falsely communalized

Shinjinee Majumder24th October 202524th October 2025

The story uses only screenshot of relevant social media posts and not the actual posts to protect the identity of the minor girl. A video of a young couple has…

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