A video of a man attacking a group of women is circulating widely on social media. It shows some of the women fighting amongst each other and the man attacks…
Video from Telangana viral as man threatening Hindus in violence-hit Karauli
After communal clashes in Rajasthan’s Karauli town, an 11 seconds long video clip is viral on social media with a Hindi caption that suggests that a Muslim man threatened members…
Why has Twitter not deplatformed Madhu Kishwar for hateful conduct?
Hateful conduct can be grounds for suspension on Twitter and verified accounts “found to be in severe or repeated violation of Twitter rules”, including but not limited to hateful conduct,…
Video of saffron flags raised atop UP mosque falsely linked to Karauli communal violence
On April 2, CrPC Section 144 was imposed in Rajasthan’s Karauli district after stones were pelted during a ‘Shobha Yatra’ procession that day. The Quint reported that the police have…
BJP member tweets Delhi CM Kejriwal’s doctored video to claim he admitted taking bribes
BJP Delhi’s media head Naveen Kumar Jindal posted a 30-second clip of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from an India TV interview. In the video, CM Kejriwal can be heard…
Chhattisgarh dargah wasn’t attacked by Hindu groups, video viral with false claim
On April 5, Facebook user Rukhsar, who has over 5 lakh followers, posted a video of men with saffron flags gathered outside a mosque. She wrote, “After BJP-ruled states, Muslims…
Old video of ex-Kerala HC judge Kemal Pasha’s speech shared with false communal spin
On March 19, Palakkad district judge Dr B Kalam Pasha halted the performance of Mohiniyattam dancer Neena Prasad. All India Lawyers Union and Palakkad District Bar Association had staged a…
Photo from Pak, unrelated images shared as cow slaughtered on Indian flag in Kashmir
A series of four images is viral on social media with the claim that a cow was slaughtered on top of an Indian tricolour in Kashmir. One of the photos…
Old image from Jodhpur falsely shared as Muslim man roughs up cop
A photo of a man roughing up a policeman has been shared on social media with a claim that the image is from Rajasthan and the suspect is a Muslim….
Youth’s death due to road rage in Bengaluru given false communal spin
Just after midnight on April 6, several social media accounts claimed that a Hindu man named Chandru was killed by Muslims in the Goripalya area of Bengaluru. As per the…