Religion

No, Hindu boys did not dance in burqa in Mangalore college; false claim viral on social media

Priyanka Jha12th December 2022

Twitter user @CrimeReportInd1 claimed in a recent tweet that Hindu students at St. Joseph’s Engineering College in Mangalore mocked Muslims by dancing to Bollywood item song ‘Fevicol Se’ while wearing…

Decade-old photos of woman’s corpse falsely shared as ‘love jihad’ incident from Assam

Abhishek Kumar9th December 2022

[Warning: This article contains visuals that may be disturbing to readers.] A collage of photographs featuring a naked female corpse inside a freezer has been making the rounds on social…

Prank video viral with false claim of Muslim guy urinating in sweets at Hindu wedding

Shinjinee Majumder4th December 202219th July 2024

Several Right-wing influencers on X have shared a video claiming that it shows a Muslim man urinating into a tub of sweets. Among them is verified user Deepak Sharma (@SonOfBharat7),…

After social media outrage, ‘Rashid Khan’ justifying Shraddha murder turns out to be Vikas Kumar

Shinjinee Majumder25th November 202226th November 2022

In the wake of the alleged murder of Shraddha Walkar by his partner Aftab Amin Poonawala, the video interview of a man claiming to be Rashid Khan from Bulandshahr went…

Kerala man assaulting child in viral clip is a Muslim, contrary claims on social media are false

Mahaprajna Nayak22nd November 2022

The CCTV footage of a man violently flinging a child on the ground has created an uproar on social media. News reports mentioned that the reason for the man’s behaviour…

Video of Russian woman assaulted by kin viral as plight of Hindu woman in love with Muslim man

Kalim Ahmed22nd November 202222nd November 2022

A minute-long video clip of a woman being physically assaulted is viral on social media. It is being shared with the claim that this is the condition of a Hindu…

A woman’s body discovered in a trolley bag in Yamuna Expressway is a case of honour killing

Shinjinee Majumder21st November 202221st November 2022

Trigger Warning: The following story contains graphic imagery.  Several users have shared images of the body of a young woman found on the Yamuna Expressway, with the claim that she…

Suresh Chavhanke violates Twitter policy, shares venue details of interfaith couple’s wedding reception

Archit21st November 202222nd November 2022

The brutal murder of Shraddha Walker has been widely covered across news media over the last week. Aftab Amin Poonawalla, the accused and Walker’s live-in partner, was arrested on November…

Jabalpur resort murder: Accused, victim from same community; police rubbish communal spin

Kalim Ahmed21st November 2022

A 14-second-long video clip of a youth speaking to the camera while a bleeding woman lies on a bed with her throat slit is viral on social media. In the…

Fact-check: Police action against illegal construction in Kanpur falsely given communal twist

Priyanka Jha1st November 2022

Twitter user @IRONMONK002 recently shared a purported video from Kanpur of a group of policemen beating two people with sticks and lathis on the terrace of a building. Two bulldozers…