Religion

Iftar held at HDFC Barabanki given false communal spin

Nilofar Absar21st May 2022

Photographs of iftar being served post namaz at an HDFC branch in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki were widely shared on Facebook with a communal spin. The incident took place during the…

Old photo from Vietnam viral as Shivling found in Gyanvapi Mosque

Abhishek Kumar20th May 2022

Last month, a Varanasi court ordered an archaeological survey of the premises of Gyanvapi Mosque after pleas alleging it was built after partially demolishing a Hindu shrine were filed in…

Dainik Bhaskar falsely reports pro-Pak chant raised in Bhilwara based on old video

Archit19th May 202220th May 2022

On May 19, Dainik Bhaskar published a report with the headline, “Slogans of Pakistan in Bhilwara: Video of Pakistan slogans in Sanganer area surfaces, case registered in Subhash Nagar police…

Nandi idol in Maharashtra temple falsely viral as idol facing Gyanvapi mosque

Abhishek Kumar19th May 2022

Against the backdrop of the ongoing dispute over Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, a picture of an idol of Nandi, the vehicle of Hindu deity Shiva, is viral on social media….

Sudarshan News falsely claims Geeta Updesh Sthal was replaced with mazar

Kinjal18th May 2022

On May 9, Sudarshan News tweeted a video claiming ‘land jihad’ was underway in Haryana’s Kurukshetra. The video shows a man at the ‘Geeta Updesh Sthal’ in Kurukshetra. Pointing the…

Video from Bangladesh falsely viral as Muslims beating Hindus in India

Nilofar Absar16th May 202216th May 2022

A video of a few men beating young men atop a truck was shared on Twitter by Yati Narsinghanad disciple Suresh Rajput. He has insinuated that Hindus were beaten up…

Old video of Eid devotees praying in Russia viral as France

Nilofar Absar11th May 20221st September 2022

A video is viral on social media claiming that it is from France. The Islamic call to prayer (adhan) can be heard in the background and hordes of people can…

Video of Pakistani man with 15 children shared to target Indian Muslims

Nilofar Absar7th May 2022

A video is being widely circulated on social media with a message targeting the Muslim community in India. The video depicts a Muslim man being questioned by a TV anchor…

Video from Haryana falsely viral as Hindu youth attacked by Muslims in Rajasthan

Kalim Ahmed7th May 2022

[Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A video clip where a group of men can be seen brutally attacking a man with iron rods and…

Ban on namaz on road did not provoke sloganeering in Saharanpur; media misreports

Abhishek Kumar6th May 2022

A video of a group of Muslim demonstrators raising slogans outside a mosque is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that Muslims staged a demonstration in…