Religion

Old video of man hacked to death in Bangladesh viral as recent communal violence

Archit20th October 2021

[Disclaimer: Viral video depicts extreme violence. Only screenshots are used as identifiers.] Disturbing reports of communal violence in Bangladesh continue to unfold a series of targeted attacks against the minority…

Photos of Quran recital viral as Muslim parents marry their children

Kinjal20th October 20215th July 2022

Two juxtaposed photographs are viral on social media with the following claim – “Father married his own daughter so mother got furious and married her own son.” The pictures show…

Durga Puja pandal displaying namaz timings is from Bangladesh, not West Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri19th October 2021

A photograph of a Durga Puja pandal is widespread on social media. The image shows that a board has been placed outside the pandal that displays the timings of Islamic…

Video from Tripura falsely linked to Bangladesh violence against Hindus minorities

Pooja Chaudhuri & Mohammed Zubair18th October 2021

The rising violence in Bangladesh against the minority Hindu community over an alleged incident of desecration of the Quran during Durga Puja celebrations in Cumilla, Chittagong division, has led to…

Video of cars vandalised is from Chhattisgarh, not UP; unrelated to Durga Puja

Kinjal18th October 202118th October 2021

A video of a crowd vandalising vehicles parked on the street is being circulated widely. Chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ can be heard in the clip. It has been claimed…

Old, unrelated videos falsely shared as recent violence in Kashmir

Archit14th October 2021

A 40-second clip comprising two videos has been shared with the claim that they are from Kashmir. The video resolutions are low and an Arabic song can be heard in…

Video shared with false claim that a temple was set abalze in Kashmir; anti-Muslim posts circulate

Kinjal12th October 202112th October 2021

A video of a row of houses on fire is being shared on social media with the claim that a temple was set on fire in Kashmir’s Zainpora area. The…

No, this is not Punjab CM Charanjit Channi getting baptised

Archit9th October 20219th October 2021

Several social media users have shared a clip of a Sikh man getting baptised, a Christian rite of admission and adoption. It has been claimed that the man is Punjab…

Old video from Russia shared as accident that caused death of Lars Vilks

Archit9th October 2021

Swedish visual artist and activist Lars Vilks, known for the 2007 controversy surrounding his drawing of Prophet Muhammad, died in a car accident on October 3. In the backdrop of…

No, Ram devotees didn’t march to Ayodhya to declare India as ‘Hindu Rashtra’

Aqib Pathan5th October 2021

On September 29, Facebook user ‘Ram Bhakt’ posted a video of a large number of men marching and chanting ‘Jai Shree Ram’. The men were dressed in white attire and…