Amid students in Karnataka protesting against colleges barring them from wearing hijabs and burqas on campus, a video has been shared on social media that shows a huge rally of…
Kishan Bharwad’s murder sparks false claim of Muslims being forced out of Gujarat village
A man named Kishan Bharwad was shot and killed in Dhandhuka, Gujarat for allegedly posting an “objectionable” religious Facebook post. Since then, several claims related to the murder have been…
Old video falsely shared as Rana Ayyub arrested by ED in money laundering case
A video of journalist Rana Ayyub is gathering a lot of traction on social media recently. The footage shows Ayyub surrounded by police officers and some other bystanders as she…
Video of Kabul activists reeacting Farkhunda Malikzada’s killing shared with misleading claim
After multiple educational institutes in Karnataka announced a ban on the hijab, Muslim students have been protesting for their right to education. There have also been reports of violence as…
Hijab row: BJP leaders falsely claim bombs hurled at Murshidabad school during protest
On February 12, it was reported that a school in the Suti area of Murshidabad district, West Bengal was vandalised after the headmaster allegedly asked girl students not to come…
Surat: Man kills woman for rejecting love proposal, false communal spin added online
[Disclaimer: The viral video depicts violence. It has not been embedded in this report.] Two clips that show a man slitting a woman’s throat in public have been shared online….
Photo of man standing on Indian flag is from Pakistan
A photo of a man disrespecting the Indian tricolour by placing it on the ground and standing on it is widely being circulated on the messaging app WhatsApp. The photo…
Karnataka hijab row: Fake accounts pose as Mandya student Muskan Khan
Muskan Khan, a student of PES college in Mandya, made headlines after a video of her standing up against a saffron-clad mob heckling her for wearing a burqa surfaced on…
Goa elections: Fake WhatsApp chat shared by AAP and Congress supporters
On February 12, 2022, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa shared a link to a YouTube video on their official Twitter handle. The video was an hour-long broadcast of a ‘sting…
Video of Rakhi Sawant in hijab is from 2021
On February 11, Karnataka High Court passed an interim order asking students not to wear any religious dress to class in educational institutions that have prescribed uniforms. Several district administrations…