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Old image of injured Hindu priest shared with false claim of an attack by Muslims

Priyanka Jha10th November 2021

An image of a gravely injured man, claimed to be priest Amit Pandey of the Vindhyachal Temple in Mirzapur, is viral on Twitter. It has been alleged that he was…

Buddha relics from Sri Lanka shared as “stone” from Ashok Vatika where Sita used to sit

Priyanka Jha10th November 2021

A video is widespread on social media with the claim, “The rock on which Sita Mata used to sit in the Ashok Vatika was flown to Ayodhya today via Sri…

Fact check: Does this video show a cleric spitting on food?

Pooja Chaudhuri9th November 202114th January 2023

A video of a man scooping some food from large cooking pots and seemingly blowing on it and mixing it with the food in the pot has been shared on…

Were degrees of Srinagar medical college students “cancelled” for celebrating Pak’s win in T20?

Kinjal5th November 20215th November 2021

On October 24, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets in the T-20 World Cup. J&K police filed cases against medical students in Srinagar who allegedly celebrated Pakistan’s win on campus….

Old video of rowdy-sheeter killed in Bangalore falsely shared as Tripura violence

Kinjal5th November 2021

A video of a few people attacking another person with sharp weapons is viral. It has been claimed that the footage depicts an attack on a Muslim home in Tripura….

False anti-Muslim spin added to Kerala entrepreneur’s dispute over ‘no halal’ restaurant

Archit31st October 2021

Around October 25, several prominent social media users claimed that a Kerala-based woman Thushara Ajith was attacked by a group of Muslim fanatics due to non-compliance with Halal in her…

Old video from UP falsely viral as huge protest by Muslims in Tripura

Aqib Pathan30th October 2021

A video of a crowd of Muslim men is circulating with the claim that a huge protest rally from Kadamtala in Dharmanagar, North Tripura district was taken out against the…

Old photo shared as Muslim men in Tripura stand with burnt religious textbooks

Aqib Pathan30th October 2021

A photograph of two men standing with charred books in their hands has been shared claiming the image was taken in Tripura. Viral claims insinuate that the charred books were…

Video from MP falsely viral as UP police thrash people offering namaz on the road

Kinjal29th October 202110th January 2022

A video of police personnel lathi-charging a group of people is viral on social media. It has been claimed that people offering namaz in public in Banaras were beaten by…

Noida police catches robbers gang, false anti-Muslim spin and links to Durga Puja added online

Abhishek Kumar29th October 2021

A video of police officers escorting a man who has been shot in his leg has been shared on social media with the claim that the man’s name is Adil,…

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