Clashes erupted in parts of Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on October 8 during “March to Nabanna” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing — Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha…
Old video of vandalism by football fans in Switzerland revived as violence by Muslims in WB
On 21st March, in a brutally violent incident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, eight houses were attacked and set on fire, killing eight people, including women and children. This was…
Old video from Bangladesh shared as ‘Islam Zindabad’ slogans raised in West Bengal
A video is widely circulating on Facebook with the claim that a rally where pro-Islam chants were raised was taken out in West Bengal’s Kolkata. “This rally was taken out…
BJP MP Arjun Singh shares video of bleeding Muslim men as Hindus attacked in West Bengal
Reports of clashes between two communities in Telinpara and Bhadreswar area of Hoogly district emerged on May 11. Soon after West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh posted a video which…
Old, unrelated video shared as brutality on Hindus in West Bengal
Several users on Twitter have shared a video of a man ruthlessly beating two men with a stick while a crowd of spectators encourages the violence. General Secretary of Vishwa…
Photo from Bangladesh shared as toddler injured during anti-CAB protests in West Bengal
Photographs of an injured child are circulating on social media with the claim that she was hurt in West Bengal during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The viral message…
Old misreport shared as BJP killed its own worker in West Bengal
On October 8, a family of three – Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife and an 8-year-old child – was murdered in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. The BJP claimed that Pal…
2017 lynching video from Bangladesh shared amid Mewat violence
Against the backdrop of the violence in Haryana, a video is viral on social media platforms as well as WhatsApp where a handful of men can be seen beating up…
MP Congress posts old, erroneous report about arrest of Bajrang Dal members, links it to WB violence
The political situation in West Bengal has become volatile after the result of the 2019 general election. According to some media reports, a BJP worker was killed in post-poll violence…
BJP Bengal shares clipped video of Mamata Banerjee to portray her biased towards Muslims
“If CM Mamata Banerjee can recite an Islamic prayer at a West Bengal government event, why does she have a problem being greeted with Jai Shree Ram?” tweeted BJP Bengal…