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Muzaffarnagar youth in viral video harassing woman is not a Muslim; social media claims are false

Ankita Mahalanobish12th February 202512th February 2025

A video of a man blocking the way of a young woman on a road and then the latter managing to run away is going viral on social media, along…

‘Why should Indian schools celebrate Christmas?’ Saffron sees red, strikes

Shinjinee Majumder & Ankita Mahalanobish23rd January 202523rd January 2025

“Hindu bachhe kabhi Santa nahi banenge. Hindu sanskriti ka apmaan hum nahi sahenge. Jai Sri Ram!” (Hindu children will never be dressed as Santas. We will not tolerate any insult…

Bangladeshi TikToker thrashed for ‘stealing’: Video viral with ‘Hindu woman forced to wear Hijab’ claims

Ankita Mahalanobish17th December 202417th December 2024

A video showing a woman being heckled and assaulted by a group of men while she tries to cover her head with a scarf is viral on social media. It…

Video of burning Halloween prop in China shared as ‘Hindu genocide’ in Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish15th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Disturbing Visuals A short video apparently showing a human body tied up and placed above a fire is being shared on X (formerly Twitter) as yet another incidence…

Bull getting tortured: Distressing video from Punjab falsely viral as ISKCON Bangladesh

Prantik Ali9th December 20249th December 2024

The story uses only screenshots in view of the graphic nature of the video being fact-checked. A disturbing video showing four individuals brutally thrashing a bull is viral on social…

Old video viral with false claim that Muslims demolished Hindu temple in Bangladesh

Prantik Ali3rd December 20243rd December 2024

A minute-long video showing scores of men, some with skull caps, breaking down and destroying a structure is being widely shared on social media with the claim that is of…

Jahangirpuri temple stone-pelting a fight among juveniles from same religion, no communal angle: Police

Oishani Bhattacharya6th November 2024

A 26-second clip showing a group of boys throwing stones at each other on what appears to be a temple premises has gone viral on social media. Users are widely…

Mentally unstable Hindu man thrashed near Andhra temple; video goes viral with false ‘Muslim conspiracy’ narrative

Shinjinee Majumder5th November 20247th November 2024

A video of a man repeatedly saying Jai Sri Ram is viral on social media. In the clip, he is seen being confronted by a mob outside a temple. Some…

Old video of a fight onboard aircraft shared with false communal narrative

Ankita Mahalanobish28th October 2024

A video of a physical fight inside an aircraft is circulating widely on social media. A man dressed in a black shirt is seen in the clip being assaulted by…

Karwa Chauth: Bajrang Dal strikes in Karol Bagh, objects to Muslim women applying Mehndi on Hindus

Shinjinee Majumder25th October 2024

Tension gripped New Delhi’s Karol Bagh area on Saturday, October 19, as Hindutva activists tried to stop Burqa-clad women from applying Mehndi, also known as Henna, on Hindu women on…

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Video of wife ‘cheating’ on husband viral with communal claims that lover hid Muslim identity is actually scripted

Muslim family murdered by Bajrang Dal in UP? Video from Pakistan viral with false claim