On September 2, Star of Mysore, an evening newspaper from the city of Mysuru, reported that a 21-year-old engineering student, Apoorva Shetty, was found murdered in a private hotel on…
Zee Hindustan gives communal spin to video of elderly woman tortured in Pakistan over land dispute
A video of a woman being dragged by a man is circulating widely on social media. The footage also shows several people, including some women, holding her by the hair…
Clipped video of a children’s play performed during Independence Day viral with communal spin
A video of a group of children performing a play onstage has been circulating widely on social media. In the 30-second clip, a boy removes the crown from a sari-clad…
Protest march against IAS district collector in Kerala viral with false communal spin
A video of a protest march in Kerala is viral with the claim that it is of Muslims opposing the appointment of the new “Brahmin” district collector of Alappuzha. It…
Old video of Muslim man dying by suicide during Kanwar Yatra viral with communal spin
[Disclaimer: Video contains self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.] A 20-second clip of a Kanwar procession is viral on social media. In the clip, a man jumps in front of a…
Video of locals in Rajasthan’s Dholpur stone-pelting at cops given false communal spin
A video of locals in Rajasthan’s Dholpur pelting at policemen is circulating on social media. Sharing the video footage, various users blamed Muslims for the attack. करौली और जोधपुर के…
Iftar held at HDFC Barabanki given false communal spin
Photographs of iftar being served post namaz at an HDFC branch in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki were widely shared on Facebook with a communal spin. The incident took place during the…
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…
Video of personal dispute in Mirzapur shared with false communal spin
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…
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…