Religion

Kedarnath pilgrims assaulted by mule operators: Video viral with false communal claim, all accused Hindu

Oishani Bhattacharya16th June 2023

A video is viral on social media with the claim that in Kedarnath a few horse and mule operators had assaulted some devotees with sticks. The users also claimed that…

Paharganj video: Woman slit own wrist after altercation with friend; Sudarshan News added ‘Jihad’ twist

Kalim Ahmed13th June 2023

A 33-second long video in which a mob is roughing up a young man while a woman with her wrist slit stands next to him is viral on social media…

Video of Meerut boy & girl shared with false ‘Love Jihad’ claims, cops initiate action against users

Oishani Bhattacharya12th June 2023

[The story uses only screenshots of relevant social media posts, instead of embedding the actual posts, to withhold the identity of the minors involved.] Last week, a video from Meerut…

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…

2017 London acid attack victim’s photo viral in India with false communal claims

Oishani Bhattacharya8th June 2023

A photo collage of a woman is being shared by social media users which seemingly shows an acid-attack victim. Several users have claimed that the perpetrator was a Muslim by…

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…

UP rape-murder accused Sheel Kumar is Hindu, ‘Rohingya’ claims false: Police

Oishani Bhattacharya7th June 2023

An image of a minor girl is being shared on social media with the claim that she was abducted, raped and killed in a village in the Shravasti district of…

Rly staff have joined Balasore accident probe, reports of ‘absconding’ false. And the station master’s name is not Sharif

Oishani Bhattacharya & Indradeep Bhattacharyya6th June 20236th June 2023

Nearly 300 people were killed and over 800 injured in a horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday, June 2. According to information available at the moment, a…

Mannequin carried on bike: Image from Cairo viral with communal spin in India

Shinjinee Majumder2nd June 20233rd June 2023

An image of a man on a motorcycle seemingly carrying a corpse in the rear seat is viral. The apparent corpse is seen covered with a sheet while a limb…

Molestation video viral with false communal claims, Gaya police to initiate action against Twitter user

Oishani Bhattacharya1st June 20231st June 2023

Trigger Warning: Molestation A video is being shared on social media where one can see a few men molesting a woman even as she pleads for them to stop. It…