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Video of man attacking woman with machete given false communal spin

Archit25th December 202025th December 2020

A 30-second video of a man attacking a woman with a machete has been shared with ‘love jihad’ claim on Twitter and Facebook. The viral messages suggest that Ismail murdered…

Video of woman accidentally shot by cop resolving parking dispute viral with false communal spin

Kinjal23rd December 202023rd December 2020

A video of a woman shot in the foot by a policeman has gone viral on social media. Those sharing it are claiming that the cop fired at a Muslim…

Photo from Varanasi falsely viral as 5000-yo temple ‘discovered’ in Ayodhya

Anuradha Prasad22nd December 2020

Social media has been abuzz recently with people sharing an image purportedly showing a 5,000-year-old temple which was discovered during road construction work in Ayodhya. The image depicts some construction…

Old video of woman counselling same faith married couple viral with ‘love jihad’ spin

Kinjal21st December 2020

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government enacted new anti-conversion legislation last month, aimed at preventing marriages between Muslim men and Hindu woman in the garb of combating ‘love jihad’ cases. The…

Photo of mace, bow and arrow sculpture in Vadodara viral as Ayodhya

Anuradha Prasad16th December 2020

Recently, a photo of a gigantic mace along with a bow and arrow has gone viral on Facebook and Twitter. This installation seems to have been constructed in the middle…

Old video falsely revived as 10,000 SIM cards recovered by ATS linked to ‘Jihadist’ conspiracy

Anuradha Prasad11th December 20207th June 2021

A video of a man discussing a SIM card scam has been causing quite a stir on social media. He can be heard saying in the video, “10,000 SIM cards…

Farmers’ protest: Pak users share old video of man posing as army officer demanding for Khalistan

Pooja Chaudhuri9th December 2020

A video of a man dressed in Indian army fatigue, claiming to be a Sikh officer, has been shared amidst the farmers’ protest. “21 sikh regiment of the indian army…

2015 video of pro-Pakistan chants in Kashmir falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Archit9th December 202011th December 2020

Amidst the ongoing farmers’ protest, several Twitter users have posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan slogans. The clip has been shared along with the Hindi text, “A glimpse…

Video of 2016 rally by Sikh groups against Punjab govt falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Archit8th December 20204th February 2021

In the backdrop of the violence that ensued at the tractor rally held against centre’s farm bills on Republic Day, Acharya Vikramaditya (@AchVikrmaditya) tweeted a video of Sikh men at…

Old photo from UK falsely shared as Indian flag desecrated during farmers’ protest

Aqib Pathan7th December 2020

Amidst protests led by farmers from Punjab against the centre’s new agricultural bill, a photograph of a Sikh man holding his shoe over the Indian national flag, while many others…

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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