In the past couple of months, India has witnessed waves of hateful, anti-Muslim propaganda become a part of everyday discourse. Conspiracy theories by far-right Hindu outfits attempt to sow seeds…
Video of youth carrying woman’s corpse in suitcase shared with false ‘love jihad’ spin
[Disclaimer: Disturbing visuals. Viewer discretion is advised.] A video of a group of people apprehending a young man, claiming that he murdered a girl and put her dead body in…
Promotional photo used to falsely accuse clothing brand of promoting ‘love jihad’
A screenshot taken from the website of clothing brand ‘Karagiri’, which shows a couple, has been shared with a message that says the brand is promoting ‘love jihad’. The photo…
Scripted video falsely viral as Muslim fruit seller duping Hindu customers
A video of a fruit seller deceiving his customers is going viral with the claim that he hails from the Muslim community and he is duping customers who are Hindus….
Old photo falsely viral as Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was caught for bike theft
An old photograph of Bhagwant Mann has been shared on social media to mock the newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister. The accompanying claim suggests that 12 years ago, Mann was apprehended…
Old video of Jharkhand cop hitting woman falsely shared as incident from UP
A video that shows a man assaulting a woman while policemen stand as mute spectators has been shared while targeting Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The caption to the…
Scripted video of tailor misbehaving with customer viral with false anti-Muslim
A 2:20 minute-long video clip that resembles CCTV footage is viral on social media. The video shows a tailor misbehaving with a female customer while taking measurements. Displeased by his…
UP youth beaten for raising pro-Pak slogans and attacking cow? Old video, false claims
A video of two policemen beating a boy has been shared with the claim that he was thrashed for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans in Uttar Pradesh. Twitter user ‘@chandanmedia’ shared…
No, woman dancing to Rajasthani folk music is not IAS Rukmani Riar
A video of a woman dancing to Rajasthani folk music amidst a crowd is viral on social media with the claim that she is IAS officer Rukmani Riar who is…
Video from Gujarat falsely viral as Muslims attacked after ‘The Kashmir Files’ release
A CCTV clip has been making the rounds on social media recently. The footage shows a man attacking a group of Muslims inside a shop with a sword. The victims…