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Photo of people offering namaz outside Bandra Railway Station is from 2012

Shinjinee Majumder2nd May 2022

An image that shows people offering namaz outside the Bandra Railway Station in Mumbai has gone viral amid the ongoing Hanuman Chalisa row and on the occasion of Ramadan. The…

Hindu shops razed but ‘Zakir’ left untouched? Times Now Navbharat’s communal reportage

Kinjal2nd May 2022

Communal clashes broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16 in New Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area. Following the violence, on April 20, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) bulldozed several…

Old video from West Bengal falsely linked to ongoing mosque loudspeakers controversy

Abhishek Kumar29th April 20224th May 2022

Earlier this month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray issued a warning to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers installed in mosques by May 3 or else the party…

News18 falsely claims temple razed in Alwar as “revenge” for Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Abhishek Kumar28th April 2022

Delhi’s Jahangirpuri witnessed communal violence during a recently held procession marking Hanuman Jayanti. In the aftermath of the violence, the municipal corporation of North Delhi carried out a demolition drive…

Police, eyewitnesses refute stones were pelted from mosque during Shobha Yatra in Nellore

Archit27th April 2022

A massive Hanuman Shobha Yatra took place in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh on April 24. Sunil Deodhar, National Secretary BJP Andhra Pradesh, said Muslims threw stones and beer bottles from an…

Old videos of vandalism in West Bengal railway station viral with false anti-Muslim claim

Kalim Ahmed27th April 202228th April 2022

A 1:28 minute-long video clip is being shared with the claim that the Mahishasur Railway Station in West Bengal was “destroyed by Muslims” because the sound of a train’s horn…

Did Congress govt in Rajasthan object to Saraswati temples in schools? No, BJP leaders mislead

Kalim Ahmed27th April 2022

A screenshot of a report by Dainik Bhaskar that says, “शिक्षा विभाग ने मांगी जानकारी – स्कूलों में सरस्वती मंदिर किस आदेश से बनाया” (Education Department seeks information – under…

Video of people pledging to not vote for Congress is old, and unrelated to Karauli violence

Abhishek Kumar25th April 202216th May 2022

A video of a group of people pledging to not vote for Congress has been gathering widespread traction recently. It has been claimed that locals angered by the religious violence…

Old video falsely shared as Delhi Qazi threatening Hindus after Jahangirpuri violence

Abhishek Kumar25th April 2022

Against the backdrop of the recent communal clashes that occurred during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in New Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, several videos are being circulated on social media. One such clip…

President Ram Nath Kovind’s daughter is NOT in this image

Kinjal25th April 202225th April 2022

Recently, a photo of two air hostesses began circulating on social media. It has been claimed that one of them is Swati Kovind, daughter of President Ram Nath Kovind. The…

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‘Azadi’ slogans in Uttarakhand not a call for ‘Ghazwa-E-Hind’ but protests over paper leak for state recruitment exam

Sonam Wangchuk’s 2020 photo with Muhammad Yunus viral after Ladakh violence with misleading claims