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Old image from Bangladesh shared to portray Muslim “overpopulation” in Nainital

Kalim Ahmed25th May 2022

An infographic comparing photos of Nainital, a popular hill station, is widely circulating on social media. The infographic shows two images twelve years apart. The first image, captioned “Nainital 2010,”…

No, pro-Pakistan slogan was NOT raised in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh

Kalim Ahmed24th May 2022

A video shot during a procession where people can be seen celebrating the victory of a newly-elected Panchayat Samiti member in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh is widely circulating on social media. Several…

No, Kejriwal govt is not reimbursing fees of only Muslim students in Delhi

Kalim Ahmed21st May 2022

A circular issued by the Directorate of Education regarding the reimbursement of tuition fees to minority students of classes 1 to 12 is widely being shared on social media with…

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…