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150 grams semen found in R G Kar victim’s body? No, post-mortem report mentions weight of genitalia

Pratik Sinha & Indradeep Bhattacharyya18th August 202419th August 2024

A week into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor (a postgraduate trainee) at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, several theories have surfaced in public discourse…

Seminar room at R G Kar Hospital – the crime scene – was not impacted by the midnight violence after Kolkata rape & murder

Indradeep Bhattacharyya18th August 202421st August 2024

A week into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor (a postgraduate trainee at the pulmonary medicine department) at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, several theories…

‘What is our fault?… that we are Hindus?’ Tales of attacks on minorities pour in from Bangladesh

Shinjinee Majumder18th August 2024

“..We always remained silent; whatever the students did, they did well. We had nothing to say. We stayed quiet… everything they did was fine. But today, why should we be…

Muslims, Bengali-speaking migrant workers branded as ‘Bangladeshi’; ‘revenge attacks’ in Delhi, UP, Odisha

Abhishek Kumar17th August 202417th August 2024

Bangladesh was plunged into an unprecedented crisis on August 5 with the ouster of erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following months of violent student protest. Looting and attacks were reported…

Bangladesh: Yet another video of assault on Awami League youth leader viral in India with a communal spin

Kinjal16th August 2024

This story uses screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the video being fact-checked. The political unrest that erupted in Bangladesh following the student protests…

Bangladeshi man in search of his son: False ‘Hindu’ claim by ANI triggers misinformation, media misreports

Oishani Bhattacharya14th August 202414th August 2024

A video featuring an elderly man sitting on the street with a picture of another man hanging from his neck is being widely shared on social media. In the clip,…

Viral video: Man’s failed attempt to abduct estranged wife in Noakhali falsely shared as attack on Hindus

Oishani Bhattacharya13th August 2024

A distressing video of what appears to be a woman being carried by four men into a car is viral on social media with the claim that it shows a…

Bangladesh: Photos of 2012 Cox’s Bazar violence falsely viral as recent attack on Buddhists

Prantik Ali13th August 2024

A collage of three pictures is viral on social media showing the desecration of idols of the Buddha and some Buddhist monks. The first of the three pictures (marked 1…

Video of Chhatra League leader being ‘punished’ at Eden College in Dhaka falsely viral as attack on Hindus

Oishani Bhattacharya12th August 2024

A video of a woman being made to do sit-ups while holding her ears is viral on social media with the claim that she is a Bangladeshi Hindu woman named…

Bangladesh: Zee, News 24 ran visuals of restaurant up in flames in Satkhira as Hindu temple burnt down

Abhishek Kumar9th August 2024

Ever since Bangladesh was plunged into an unprecedented crisis with erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster on August 5, incidents of attacks on minority Hindus have been reported from several…

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TMC worker faking injury? TOI, Republic, ABP falsely share Bihar incident as Bengal

Congress, TMC leaders share old video as post-poll violence in Bengal