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Old video viral with false claim that Muslims demolished Hindu temple in Bangladesh

Prantik Ali3rd December 20243rd December 2024

A minute-long video showing scores of men, some with skull caps, breaking down and destroying a structure is being widely shared on social media with the claim that is of…

No, a Muslim mob in Bangladesh’s Sherpur district did not attack Hindu homes

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd December 2024

A 1.54-minute-long viral video showing a group of men in skull caps, armed with sticks and metal poles is being widely shared by several Indian Right-wing handles. They claim the…

A brawl between college students in Bangladesh viral with a false communal spin

Ankita Mahalanobish29th November 2024

A video of a chaotic brawl outside Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College in Bangladesh has gone viral on social media. It has been shared with captions alleging that it depicts…

Indian Media misreports deceased Bangladeshi advocate Saiful Islam as Chinmoy Krishna Das’s lawyer

Shinjinee Majumder27th November 202428th November 2024

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday, November 25 announced that Chinmoy Krishna Das, leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, had been arrested after being named…

Jharkhand elections: BJP-linked Facebook pages flouted ECI’s silence period rule, yet again

Abhishek Kumar27th November 2024

The recently concluded Jharkhand assembly elections have once again highlighted the inability of social media platforms to effectively enforce electoral regulations. Despite the guidelines set forth by the Election Commission…

Not Amitabh Bachchan — Voice making scathing remarks on state of the nation in viral video is not of the actor

Ankita Mahalanobish26th November 2024

A montage video featuring a voiceover is being widely shared on various social media platforms with users claiming that actor Amitabh Bachchan has finally broken his silence on the ongoing…

Scripted video from Bangladesh showing old man marrying young girl shared with communal barbs

Prantik Ali26th November 2024

A video, around 72-second long, is viral on social media. It shows a bearded old man, who identifies himself as 76-year-old Mohammed Rozob Ali. In the video, he sits beside…

No, BJP Jharkhand chief Babulal Marandi did not slam PM Modi; viral video is old

Ankita Mahalanobish22nd November 2024

A video of BJP Jharkhand state president Babulal Marandi criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing the rounds of social media. He says in the clip, “Modiji’s 2014 promises are…

BJP Jharkhand’s latest ad: A dogwhistle on ‘Muslim Infiltrators’; EC orders takedown amid Right-Wing support

Prantik Ali21st November 202424th November 2024

The demonization of Muslims in Indian media, particularly television, is not a new phenomenon. Such portrayals have tangible consequences, perpetuating harmful stereotypes that frame Muslims as deviant “others” in contrast…

Manufactured image used to claim that Waqf board laid claim on Siddhivinayak Temple

Shinjinee Majumder & Oishani Bhattacharya19th November 202419th November 2024

In the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, social media is rife with allegations that the Waqf Board has laid claim on the Shree Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. BJP MLA…