A 2:12 minute-long video montage where the police can be seen violently attacking civilians is viral on social media with the claim that Muslims in Assam took out a rally…
Minority leader beaten in Bangladesh over political rivalry, incident falsely communalised
A photo of a man tied to a tree and covered in blood is widely being shared as a photo of Jitendra Kanti Guha, who is a local Hindu leader…
Jilted boyfriend kills woman, incident given false communal shade online
A 30-second long video clip where a youth can be seen stabbing a young woman is widely being shared with the claim that in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, a Muslim boy…
Photo of people offering namaz outside Bandra Railway Station is from 2012
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
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 robbery-murder video from Delhi shared with misleading communal spin
A 2:20 minute-long CCTV clip where two youth are brutally attacked by five assailants is viral on social media as an incident from Delhi’s Sangam Vihar. The video is viral…
Old video from West Bengal falsely linked to ongoing mosque loudspeakers controversy
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
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…
Muslim youth’s assault in Karnataka falsely linked to ‘The Kashmir Files’
On April 14, Maktoob Media published a report headlined, “Muslim youth attacked with a sword by man returning after watching ‘Kashmir Files’.” Siasat also reported that the accused was on…
Old photo falsely linked with UP police booking 150 people for offering namaz on road in Agra
An image that portrays two men holding up a banner that reads, “बराए मेहरबानी कोई भी नमाज़ी मस्जिद के बाहर सड़क पर नमाज़ न पढ़ें” (Translation: Please do not pray…