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News of Mysore engineering student’s murder viral with communal spin

Kalim Ahmed & Archit8th September 20228th September 2022

On September 2, Star of Mysore, an evening newspaper from the city of Mysuru, reported that a 21-year-old engineering student, Apoorva Shetty, was found murdered in a private hotel on…

Zee Hindustan gives communal spin to video of elderly woman tortured in Pakistan over land dispute

Abhishek Kumar1st September 2022

A video of a woman being dragged by a man is circulating widely on social media. The footage also shows several people, including some women, holding her by the hair…

Fact Check: Were grocery shops owned by Hindus set on fire in Bangladesh?

Shinjinee Majumder10th August 202210th August 2022

Several images that portray the aftermath of a fire accident have gone viral on social media with the claim that six grocery shops owned by Hindus were set on fire…

Fake Twitter account posing as ‘Har Har Shambu’ song fame Farmani Naaz viral

Kinjal8th August 20228th August 2022

Recently, singer Farmani Naaz’s cover of the song ‘Har Har Shambhu’ has become quite popular. Abhilipsa Panda sang the original version of the song and both versions of the song…

Fact-check: Christians praying to Hindu deity for peacefully building church?

Aritraa Dey4th August 20225th August 2022

A photo of a woman in a catholic nun outfit offering prayers to a photograph of the Hindu deity Ganesha is viral on social media. It appears to be a…

Protest march against IAS district collector in Kerala viral with false communal spin

Shinjinee Majumder3rd August 20224th August 2022

A video of a protest march in Kerala is viral with the claim that it is of Muslims opposing the appointment of the new “Brahmin” district collector of Alappuzha. It…

Fact-Check: Muslim youth with a knife threatens a Hindu woman for marriage in Indore?

Abhishek Kumar1st August 2022

A video of a man threatening a young woman with a knife while another stands behind her crying is viral on social media. She tries to reason with the perpetrator…

Old video of Muslim man dying by suicide during Kanwar Yatra viral with communal spin

Archit22nd July 202222nd July 2022

[Disclaimer: Video contains self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.] A 20-second clip of a Kanwar procession is viral on social media. In the clip, a man jumps in front of a…

UP police debunks claim that Hindus offered namaz at LuLu Mall

Archit21st July 202222nd July 2022

On July 10, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated LuLu Mall in Lucknow. The grand opening witnessed a footfall of over one lakh people. Two days later, on July…

Scripted video of Hindu man marrying his two daughters believed to be true

Abhishek Kumar15th July 2022

A video of a middle-aged man in wedding attire standing alongside two brides in a temple is circulating widely on social media. Both women claim that the man is their…

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After social media outrage, ‘Rashid Khan’ justifying Shraddha murder turns out to be Vikas Kumar

Kerala man assaulting child in viral clip is a Muslim, contrary claims on social media are false