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Namaz atop electricity tower? Old video from Colombia falsely shared mocking Muslims

Oishani Bhattacharya14th June 2023

Trigger warning: Suicide A video of a person falling off an electricity tower is being circulated on social media with the claim that the man climbed up the transmission tower…

Conspiracy to damage rail tracks? Old video of ‘Agnipath’ protesters falsely viral after Odisha tragedy

Abhishek Kumar14th June 202314th June 2023

A video of a group of men tampering with and uprooting the ‘rail clip’ and ‘fish plate’ on a train track was recently viral on social media. The clip is…

Clip of Karnataka football team waiting outside CM house is from March, when BJP was in power

Shinjinee Majumder13th June 2023

A video of the Karnataka state football team is viral with the claim that they were made to wait on a pavement outside the chief minister’s house after ‘recently’ winning…

Advocate Saurabh Kirpal dancing on a beach? Unrelated video viral with false claims to attack activist-lawyer

Oishani Bhattacharya13th June 2023

A video of a man dancing on a beach is being circulated with the claim that he is senior advocate and LGBTQIA+ rights activist Saurabh Kirpal, son of former Chief…

Couple pleading with daughter not to marry Muslim man? Video viral with false claim

Kinjal10th June 2023

A one-minute-long video has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. The clip features an elderly couple who is seen pleading with a man and a woman and…

Indian tribe practises ritual similar to ‘sati’? Nepal wedding video shared with false claim

Abhishek Kumar10th June 2023

A video of a woman who is dressed as a bride is making the rounds on social media. A group of people are seen carrying her in a palanquin on…

Video from Bangladesh mosque showing counting of donation viral as from India

Oishani Bhattacharya10th June 2023

A video is being shared on social media where a few men wearing skull caps can be seen transferring money from what looks like a donation box to some sacks….

4 Hindus held for Bulandshahr temple vandalism; videos viral with misleading communal claims

Oishani Bhattacharya9th June 2023

During the wee hours of June 1, almost a dozen of idols of Hindu deities in four temples in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, were vandalized by some miscreants. According to the…

Man crossing tracks left empty cylinder as train came on; 2022 video viral with false communal conspiracy claim

Shinjinee Majumder7th June 20237th June 2023

Days after the horrific Odisha train accident that claimed nearly 300 lives and left over 800 injured, a video that shows a ruptured gas cylinder being retrieved from railway tracks…

Body with Om & trident tattoo found: Woman ‘killed’ by husband, brother-in-law; all 3 Hindus, no communal angle

Oishani Bhattacharya5th June 20236th June 2023

An image of an individual’s forearm with an Om symbol and trident tattoo is being shared on social media with the claim that the individual is a Hindu woman whose…

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