Religion

Muslim man lynched for blasphemy in Pak, RW Twitter users claim he was a Christian

Kalim Ahmed14th February 2023

[The following story contains descriptions of violence and graphic videos.]  On Saturday, February 11, a mob attacked a police station in Nankana Sahib, in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The crowd entered…

‘When will you kill Muslims & Christians?’: At Jantar Mantar, Hindutva leaders call for massacre of minorities

Priyanka Jha13th February 202313th February 2023

On February 5, 2023, speakers at two events held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar openly called for the slaughter of Muslims and Christians. The first programme, the ‘Sanatan Dharma Sansad’, was…

Bangladesh school boy murder: False communal claim by Right Wing handles

Shinjinee Majumder10th February 202310th February 2023

Trigger Warning: Dead body Several social media users have shared the image of the body of a boy, seemingly a minor, with the claim that he had been murdered because…

Clipped video viral; Bengal cleric Taha Siddiqui didn’t ask Muslims to wage war against Hindus

Indradeep Bhattacharyya4th February 202328th April 2024

An X (Twitter) user named Gargi Mukherjee (Modi Ka Parivar) has shared a video of a speech by Pirzada Taha Siddiqui of Furfura Sharif in West Bengal and written, “Why police…

Old video from Andhra Pradesh shared as Muslims disrupting Hindu outfits’ rally in Mumbai

Abhishek Kumar3rd February 2023

Members of Hindu nationalist outfits held a rally in Maharastra’s capital Mumbai on January 29, raising five key demands. Along with members of the BJP and the Shiv Sena’s Shinde…

Video of Kerala man assaulted by women shared with false communal claim

Shinjinee Majumder3rd February 20233rd February 2023

A video, in which a man can be seen getting assaulted by several women, was recently viral with the claim that the man was a Muslim and the women beating…

No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not say in interview that he loved Islam

Vansh Shah11th January 2023

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo joining Al Nassar football club has made headlines worldwide. In this context, several social media users claimed that replying to a question in an interview, Ronaldo said…

Delhi ASI murder accused is Anish Raj, not Mohd Anish, as claimed by media

Kalim Ahmed10th January 202310th January 2023

On January 4, a 57-year-old Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Shambhu Dayal, was stabbed multiple times while trying to nab a man accused of snatching a phone earlier that day….

No, man destroying Saraswati image in viral video is not a Muslim

Kinjal6th January 20236th January 2023

A video of a man going on a rampage inside what looks like a classroom in a school is making the rounds on social media. During the outburst, the man…

Bulandshahr encounter: RW handles made misleading claim to add communal twist

Kalim Ahmed5th January 20235th January 2023

Trigger Warning: Death. Discretion advised.  A video of an individual lying inside a van-turned-ambulance in an unconscious state is going viral on social media. Sharing this video on Twitter, Prashant…