Video from Bangladesh of man popping child’s balloons falsely shared with communal angle
A video of a man bursting all the balloons of a child balloon seller wearing a skullcap is being circulated on social media as an act of hate. The video...
The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links
In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention...
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Twitter user @sdtiwari posted a video of a man speaking against CAA, NRC and politicians including Home Minister Amit Shah to a media person. @sdtiwari claimed that the man is…
[Disclaimer: The video shows violence and can be disturbing for some viewers. Discretion is advised.] Twitter user @p4pakipower with 70,000 followers posted a clip of a man being beaten by…
On September 26, YouTuber Elvish Yadav tweeted that only Hindu temples have to pay taxes. His post received more than 8,600 retweets as of this writing. (Archive link) In a…
A video of policemen apprehending a man dressed in a burqa has been shared on social media. Facebook user Shashi Patil shared the clip and wrote that the video was…