Religion

No, renovated hospital in Kolkata will not treat only Muslim patients

Pooja Chaudhuri4th June 2021

A message shared in Bengali on social media claims that Islamia Hospital has been established in West Bengal to treat Muslim patients only. A rough translation of the message reads,…

Old images shared to falsely claim Jain monk attacked by Muslims in Karnataka

Jignesh Patel1st June 202128th December 2021

A photograph of a man with a wound on his arm has been circulating with the claim that a Jain monk was attacked by Muslims in Karnataka. The claim adds…

False anti-Muslim story spun using video of BJP member thrashed by Maharashtra cops

Anuradha Prasad31st May 20212nd June 2021

A video that shows policemen beating an unarmed man with lathis is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that he is an ambulance driver who killed patients…

Old video from Gujarat falsely shared as Muslim mob beats cops in Telangana

Pooja Chaudhuri29th May 202131st May 2021

A video of a mob chasing and beating two policemen with lathis has been shared with a message in Telugu that claims a Muslim mob attacked police in Hafeezpet in Kondapur,…

Old video of crowd outside bank viral as Muslim women queuing for ‘free’ ration

Anuradha Prasad26th May 202127th May 2021

A one-minute video that shows a long queue of women in burqas is viral with the claim that they had gathered to collect free ration distributed by the government. Sudarshan…

Old video of SP leader viral as Himalaya owner saying “We’re Muslims first, Indians later”

Alt News Desk25th May 202125th May 2021

A video of a man saying that “we are Muslims first and Indians later” has been shared with the claim that he is the owner of the Himalaya Drug Company….

BJP members falsely claim AAP provided COVID relief only to a Muslim doctor’s family

Archit25th May 202125th May 2021

On May 22, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted a video that shows him visiting the parents of late Dr Anas Mujahid who used to work at GTB Hospital and…

Video from UP falsely shared as 31 Rohingya ‘elected’ in West Bengal chanted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

Anuradha Prasad25th May 2021

Several Twitter users have shared a video of a crowd raising slogans and claimed that a “thanks giving” rally was taken out by “some 31 Rohingyas” elected in the recent…

False claim that UP police arrested ‘Naved Alam’ for dumping bodies in Ganga viral

Archit24th May 20212nd June 2021

A viral claim suggests that the Uttar Pradesh police has arrested ‘Naved Alam’ for digging out dead bodies and dumping them in the Ganga river to defame Chief Minister Yogi…

Old videos falsely viral as Hindus angry with god over COVID throw idols

Anuradha Prasad17th May 2021

Several social media users and a few Urdu and Bangla media outlets have been sharing two videos recently. In the first set of visuals, a bulldozer is seen picking up…