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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…

Old video from UP shared as DPS Rajbagh teacher’s speech against CAA, NRC

Archit4th October 20214th October 2021

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…

Old video from UP given false communal spin; victim and attacker from same community

Archit2nd October 2021

[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…

False claim that only temples have to pay taxes viral

Kinjal2nd October 2021

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…

Video from Bangladesh falsely shared as man in burqa found with explosives in India

Kinjal30th September 2021

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…

Old, unrelated visuals falsely shared as Muslims in Bareilly thrashed cops

Kinjal29th September 2021

A photo of an injured policeman and a video that shows a mob thrashing cops is viral. According to the accompanying message, the Bareilly Civil Lines police issued challans to…

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