Religion

Video of youth carrying woman’s corpse in suitcase shared with false ‘love jihad’ spin

Kinjal2nd April 2022

[Disclaimer: Disturbing visuals. Viewer discretion is advised.] A video of a group of people apprehending a young man, claiming that he murdered a girl and put her dead body in…

Scripted video falsely viral as Muslim fruit seller duping Hindu customers

Shinjinee Majumder2nd April 2022

A video of a fruit seller deceiving his customers is going viral with the claim that he hails from the Muslim community and he is duping customers who are Hindus….

Scripted video of tailor misbehaving with customer viral with false anti-Muslim

Kalim Ahmed30th March 2022

A 2:20 minute-long video clip that resembles CCTV footage is viral on social media. The video shows a tailor misbehaving with a female customer while taking measurements. Displeased by his…

Video from Gujarat falsely viral as Muslims attacked after ‘The Kashmir Files’ release

Kinjal29th March 2022

A CCTV clip has been making the rounds on social media recently. The footage shows a man attacking a group of Muslims inside a shop with a sword. The victims…

False communal spin added to Delhi’s Naraina murder case

Kalim Ahmed28th March 202228th March 2022

Days after the murder of a youth in West Delhi’s Naraina, a video clip of the alleged incident went viral on social media. Several BJP leaders and supporters of the…

Claim by BJP members that Hindus were killed in Birbhum violence is false

Archit24th March 2022

On March 21, Bhadu Sheikh, a TMC’s deputy pradhan in Bogtui village of West Bengal’s Birbhum district, died after four men on two motorcycles allegedly lobbed crude bombs at him….

Old video of farmers in MP attacked over child kidnapping rumours viral with false claims

Priyanka Jha23rd March 202213th June 2022

[Warning: This video depicts videos. Readers are advised to watch at their own discretion.] Pakistani journalist Asad Kharal shared a video of mob violence with the claim that “Hindu terrorists”…

Sexual abuse case of minor in Pune shared with false anti-Muslim spin

Archit23rd March 2022

[Trigger warning: Report related to sexual abuse] On March 19, ANI tweeted about sexual abuse case in Pune. The tweet reported [sic], “An 11-year-old girl was sexually abused by four…

Video of a Muslim faith healer performing exorcism shared as Hindu minor girl being converted in Pakistan

Kalim Ahmed16th March 20222nd June 2023

A video of a man in Pakistan giving electric shocks to a minor is in circulation on social media. The video is shared with the claim that the minor in…

Fight between customers and staff in Harayana dhaba falsely communalised

Archit9th March 2022

A CCTV clip of a clash at a restaurant is being shared online with the claim that the incident took place at a dhaba in Haryana owned by a Muslim….