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AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk

Archit13th January 202116th January 2021

A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…

Old image of Sikh man praying in mosque viral as Muslim man who posed as farmer

Archit12th January 202113th January 2021

An image of a Sikh man praying in a mosque is being shared on social media. On January 12, Indian Navy veteran Harinder S Sikka tweeted, “He went to attend…

Photo from Prayagraj falsely viral as mosque on Old Delhi railway junction

Kinjal11th January 202111th January 2021

An image of what appears to be a mosque on a railway platform has been widely circulating online. Several people have claimed that a mosque stands on the platform of…

Man claiming COVID vaccine will have mind control chip is Pakistani, NOT Indian

Kinjal8th January 2021

A video on the COVID-19 vaccine has sent social media into a tizzy. In the 56-second clip, a man is heard saying that the coronavirus vaccine has a chip in…

Old video from Karnataka linked to stone-pelting during Ram Mandir rally in MP

Anuradha Prasad30th December 2020

Stone pelting and violence occurred between two groups in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on Friday (December 25) afternoon. According to reports, Hindu groups in Ujjain were carrying out a rally to…

Video of man attacking woman with machete given false communal spin

Archit25th December 202025th December 2020

A 30-second video of a man attacking a woman with a machete has been shared with ‘love jihad’ claim on Twitter and Facebook. The viral messages suggest that Ismail murdered…

Video of woman accidentally shot by cop resolving parking dispute viral with false communal spin

Kinjal23rd December 202023rd December 2020

A video of a woman shot in the foot by a policeman has gone viral on social media. Those sharing it are claiming that the cop fired at a Muslim…

Photo from Varanasi falsely viral as 5000-yo temple ‘discovered’ in Ayodhya

Anuradha Prasad22nd December 2020

Social media has been abuzz recently with people sharing an image purportedly showing a 5,000-year-old temple which was discovered during road construction work in Ayodhya. The image depicts some construction…

Old video of woman counselling same faith married couple viral with ‘love jihad’ spin

Kinjal21st December 2020

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government enacted new anti-conversion legislation last month, aimed at preventing marriages between Muslim men and Hindu woman in the garb of combating ‘love jihad’ cases. The…

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