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Fact-check: Did TN govt direct temples to pay Rs 10cr to fund 5,450 tonne free rice to mosques?

Archit16th May 202019th May 2020

On April 29, OpIndia (archive link) published an article with the headline — ‘5,450 tonnes of free rice to 2,985 mosques, 47 temples have to pay rupees ₹10 crores: Tamil…

Video of attack on doctor in UP’s Aligarh shared with misleading narrative

Pooja Chaudhuri15th May 202015th May 2020

A video of a mob stone-pelting and firing shots in a narrow alleyway has been widely shared across social media platforms. National executive member of BJP Kisaan Morcha, Amit Dixit,…

False quote attributed to WHO claims no vegetarian has been affected by coronavirus

Jignesh Patel14th May 2020

A graphic is circulating on messaging applications like WhatsApp. It attributes a claim to the World Health Organization (WHO) which says that no vegetarian is “effected by coronavirus” and that…

Images of leather goods covered in mould in Malaysian Mall viral as Shoppers Stop, India

Archit14th May 2020

A WhatsApp text has gone viral along with seven images of disfigured leather products like wallets, bags shoes and belts. The viral text claims that the pictures are from Shoppers…

Video of migrant workers protest in Hyderabad shared as Ahmedabad

Kinjal14th May 2020

A video of a huge crowd chanting slogans is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the video is from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city where people are out on…

Photos of sadhu injured in personal dispute in Vrindavan shared with false Bangladeshi angle

Ketan12th May 202013th May 2020

A set of photographs of an injured, bloodied sadhu is viral on social media. Posts and tweets claim that the Hindu ascetic was murdered by “Bangladeshi immigrants” in Vrindavan. They…

Video of suicide incident from Gujarat falsely associated with financial crisis during lockdown

Jignesh Patel11th May 202019th May 2020

A video of two children and a woman who seem to have committed suicide by hanging themselves in their home is viral on social media. Facebook user Mohd Samim posted…

Unrelated image shared as the minor girl who was gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Tonk

Pooja Chaudhuri11th May 202012th May 2020

A photograph of a bloodied girl lying dead on a chair has been shared widely on social media. It is being claimed that she is a 15-year-old who was gang-raped…

Old video from Surat shared as cop taking money from migrants walking home on rail tracks

Jignesh Patel11th May 202011th May 2020

A video of a policeman collecting money from a group of women walking on railway tracks carrying luggage is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the cop…

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Muslim husband beat up Hindu wife? No, photos of Bangladeshi couple viral with Islamophobic ‘Abdul’ trope

Muslims pelted stones at Ganesh idol in Karnataka? Hindu groups’ scuffle given false communal spin