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Boys conversing in this video hail from Hindu community; video viral targeting Muslims

Archit28th September 202129th September 2021

A video of two boys having a conversation about Hindus, Muslims and Islam is widely circulating on social media. One of the boys, who is on a cycle, claims or…

Man accused of raping minor girl in Delhi’s Bapa Nagar falsely identified as Muslim

Archit28th September 202128th September 2021

A video of a man apprehended by a group of people, including a woman who thrashes him, has been shared on social media. The group accuses the man of raping…

Fact-check: Did a ‘Kashmiri Pandit’ stop Muslim group from slaughtering cows in Kashmir?

Archit20th September 2021

A two-minute video of a man requesting a group to not slaughter cows near his home has been widely shared on social media. The man can be heard saying “…I…

Old photo of group detained for flouting COVID norms viral with false communal spin

Kinjal16th September 2021

A picture of a group of young people has been shared with the claim that 30 people were arrested following a raid conducted at a hookah bar in Madhya Pradesh….

Video from Hyderabad falsely shared as Hindus in Kerala stopped from worshiping Ganesh

Priyanka Jha15th September 2021

A video showing a group of police officers confiscating an idol of Hindu deity Ganesh as the crowd gathered around tries to stop them has been circulating widely on social…

Old video, fake tweet viral as Muslims spit on food served to farmers in Muzaffarnagar

Pooja Chaudhuri & Jignesh Patel13th September 202113th September 2021

A set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on social media to promote the claim that Muslims spat on the food served during the…

No, Nandi idol wasn’t found under mosque; photo of temple renovation viral

Kinjal10th September 20217th May 2022

A photo of an idol of the Hindu deity Nandi found buried in the ground has been shared with the claim that it was excavated from underneath a mosque. The…

Fake quote against Muslims attributed to APJ Abdul Kalam

Priyanka Jha10th September 202119th October 2021

An alleged statement by former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has been circulating on social media along with his image. The statement reads, “Muslims are not born terrorists. They are…

Aaditya Thackeray’s 2019 photo cherry-picked to falsely portray ‘Muslim appeasement’

Pooja Chaudhuri8th September 2021

A photo of a billboard featuring Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has been shared by BJP members and supporters to show him ‘appeasing’ the Muslim community. The billboard has a picture…

MP mob beats up Hindu boy believing ‘love jihad’, video viral to further false spin

Kinjal7th September 2021

A video of a group of people beating a boy in police presence over an alleged case of ‘love jihad’ is widespread on social media. It is being claimed that…

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