A week after violence against the minority Hindu community was reported in Bangladesh, communal attacks targeting the Muslim community took place in Tripura. The Indian Express reported that the last…
Noida police catches robbers gang, false anti-Muslim spin and links to Durga Puja added online
A video of police officers escorting a man who has been shot in his leg has been shared on social media with the claim that the man’s name is Adil,…
Teacher trashes student for ‘loitering’, Sudarshan News injects false communal spin
Sudarshan News tweeted a video on October 16 that shows a teacher beating a pupil in class. The channel claimed that a Christian teacher in Tamil Nadu brutally beat up…
Old video of man hacked to death in Bangladesh viral as recent communal violence
[Disclaimer: Viral video depicts extreme violence. Only screenshots are used as identifiers.] Disturbing reports of communal violence in Bangladesh continue to unfold a series of targeted attacks against the minority…
Video of cars vandalised is from Chhattisgarh, not UP; unrelated to Durga Puja
A video of a crowd vandalising vehicles parked on the street is being circulated widely. Chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ can be heard in the clip. It has been claimed…
Int’l and Indian media fall for fake Twitter account in Kabul Uni chancellor’s name
A piece of news that made headlines on September 27 around the world claimed that the chancellor of Kabul University Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat said in a tweet, “As long as…
Fact-check: Is this a video of a ‘miracle’ river that appears for one month in Southern India?
A video of a gushing stream of water is viral on social media with the claim that it is ‘Pitri River’ appears for a month every year in Southern India….
Fact-check: Did a ‘Kashmiri Pandit’ stop Muslim group from slaughtering cows in Kashmir?
A two-minute video of a man requesting a group to not slaughter cows near his home has been widely shared on social media. The man can be heard saying “…I…
Assam news outlets misreport 26 ‘Rohingya Muslims’ arrested in Guwahati
Assam-based media outlets DY365, Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. “They were planning to move to Delhi,”…
Old video from UP merged with video from Venezuela to build anti-Muslim claim
A video of a mob of Muslim men thrashing a man has been merged with another video of a man tied down and his throat slit with a sword. The…