Religion Archives - Page 25 of 64

Fact-check: Did the richest man in America ‘John Ford’ convert to Islam?

Archit30th December 202130th December 2021

Since the last week of November, several social media accounts have been posting two images of a caucasian man. In one of the images, he appears to be crying. The…

Another scripted video viral as Muslim youth trapping Hindu girl in ‘love jihad’

Kinjal23rd December 2021

A video has been shared with the claim that a Muslim youth attempted to “trap” a Hindu girl in “love jihad”. The video shows two men filming the youth and…

BJP leader gives false communal spin to domestic violence case in Pak, media follows suit

Pooja Chaudhuri23rd December 2021

A video of a woman being dragged by a group of men who can be heard saying, “Put her in the car,” was shared by BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa…

Azan heard from the sky in Germany? Old video, fictional claim

Kinjal20th December 2021

A video has been shared on social media with the claim that azan, the Islamic call to prayer, played seemingly out of the sky in Berlin, Germany and surprised onlookers who…

Did Muslims accept that spitting in food was a must for halal? False claim viral again

Archit18th December 202131st January 2023

Megh Updates, a Twitter user which has a history of sharing misinformation, recently claimed that to justify spitting in food, it was submitted in a court of law that adding…

Photo of Muslims offering namaz is from Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh

Archit17th December 2021

For the past three months, locals and members of right-wing groups have been protesting against Friday namaz in public spaces in Gurugram. The Times of India reported, “In 2018, after…

Awareness video believed to be true incident of child kidnapping

Archit16th December 2021

A video that allegedly shows a woman kidnapping a boy has been shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Passers-by stop the woman dragging the boy who claims that her sister…

Old image falsely viral as 34 Muslim families convert to Hinduism in UP

Archit16th December 2021

Former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Wasim Rizvi converted to Hindusim on December 6. In the backdrop of this, several social media users have shared an image of…

Scripted drama showing woman’s cake spiked viral with anti-Muslim spin

Archit15th December 202115th December 2021

A video that shows a group of young men who appear to be celebrating a woman’s birthday is viral on social media. Apart from her, there is one more woman…

Photo from Nikah ceremony shared as Quranic verses read in Sahitya Sammelan in Maharashtra

Priyanka Jha9th December 20219th December 2021

BJP leader Hariom Pandey recently shared an image claiming it was taken at a literature festival in Maharashtra. He claimed that literary festivals are now being commenced with a reading…

Religion

Video from Bangladesh of man popping child’s balloons falsely shared with communal angle

The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links