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Chhattisgarh dargah wasn’t attacked by Hindu groups, video viral with false claim

Mohammed7th April 2022

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…

Youth’s death due to road rage in Bengaluru given false communal spin

Archit6th April 20226th April 2022

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…

Video of youth carrying woman’s corpse in suitcase shared with false ‘love jihad’ spin

Kinjal2nd April 2022

[Disclaimer: Disturbing visuals. Viewer discretion is advised.] A video of a group of people apprehending a young man, claiming that he murdered a girl and put her dead body in…

No, this isn’t TN man arrested for issuing death threats to Karnataka judges

Archit28th March 2022

On March 23, The Indian Express reported that Bengaluru police brought a man from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka for issuing death threats to high court judges over the hijab verdict….

Old Bombay HC judgement viral as recent verdict on Hijab ban

Aritraa Dey25th March 202225th March 2022

Post the Karnataka Hijab verdict, a claim is in circulation that the Bombay High Court has passed an order that Muslim students in Mumbai can wear the gown, scarf, or…

Claim by BJP members that Hindus were killed in Birbhum violence is false

Archit24th March 2022

On March 21, Bhadu Sheikh, a TMC’s deputy pradhan in Bogtui village of West Bengal’s Birbhum district, died after four men on two motorcycles allegedly lobbed crude bombs at him….

Old video of farmers in MP attacked over child kidnapping rumours viral with false claims

Priyanka Jha23rd March 202213th June 2022

[Warning: This video depicts videos. Readers are advised to watch at their own discretion.] Pakistani journalist Asad Kharal shared a video of mob violence with the claim that “Hindu terrorists”…

Sexual abuse case of minor in Pune shared with false anti-Muslim spin

Archit23rd March 2022

[Trigger warning: Report related to sexual abuse] On March 19, ANI tweeted about sexual abuse case in Pune. The tweet reported [sic], “An 11-year-old girl was sexually abused by four…

The Hindu journalist falsely attacked for reporting TN govt paid for evacuation of students

Pooja Chaudhuri8th March 20228th March 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left several Indian students stranded in different parts of the war-torn country. While many have been able to return, there are numerous others unable to…

Did Indian students in Ukraine pay no heed to “enough warnings” by the govt?

Kalim Ahmed5th March 2022

In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Indian students were left stranded. Many of them made distress videos from their universities in Ukraine, while several others…