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Was a Muslim man in UP stabbed for raping a minor? No, unrelated case from Hyderabad viral

Pooja Chaudhuri11th June 201911th June 2019

A video viral on social media is being shared with the claim that it depicts a crowd of people stabbing an 8-year-old’s rapist in the middle of the road in…

Tarek Fatah tweets video of Islamic flags waved during Ramzan as ‘Pakistani flags’

Pooja Chaudhuri10th June 2019

“Guess which community is waving Pakistan flags in India’s Tamilnadu state? Buddhists? Zoroastrians? Must be Jews,” read a June 9 tweet by Tarek Fatah, posted along with a video of a…

Old earthquake images from around the world shared as recent tremors in Gujarat

Jignesh Patel8th June 2019

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck parts of Bankastha district and adjoining districts of North Gujarat on June 5. According to the state control room, there were no reported human…

PM Modi’s brother an auto driver? No, he’s a lookalike

Arjun Sidharth7th June 2019

जिसका बड़ा भाई भारत का प्रधानमंत्री हो और उसका छोटा भाई ऑटो चालक हो धन्य है हमारे प्रधानमंत्री (He whose elder brother is the Prime Minister of India and his…

Old images shared as recent clashes in Kashmir Valley between protesters, security forces

Jignesh Patel7th June 20197th June 2019

On June 5, 2019, reports emerged that clashes between security forces and protesters took place in some parts of Kashmir. Now, a set of images has been shared by a…

Fact-check: Kishanganj violence between tribals and Muslims on Eid

Pooja Chaudhuri6th June 201912th June 2021

Photographs of clashes between trow groups have shared with the claim that a group of Muslims arrived at the tea estates near Dhulabari village in Kishanganj, Bihar to occupy the…

Image from Bangladesh shared as roads blocked to offer Namaz in India

Pooja Chaudhuri5th June 2019

“Ban offering of Namaz on roads on #SecularIndia. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia This is NOT allowed in Islamic countries. Why it is allowed here ????? #PayalRohatgi,” read a June 3 tweet by Payal…

No, Farooq Abdullah didn’t chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ after Amit Shah’s appointment as Home Minister

Jignesh Patel4th June 2019

A video of former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah is doing rounds on social media. In the video, Mr Abdullah can be heard chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” slogans at an…

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Photo of vandalised Gandhi bust from West Bengal falsely shared as Bangladesh incident

Balasore horror: Cow vigilantes who ‘lynched’ Makandar Mohammad were known to him