Religion

Farmers’ protest: 2011 video viral as ‘Nazir Mohammed’ from SDPI disguised as Sikh man

Pooja Chaudhuri30th November 20201st December 2020

Several Facebook users have posted a video of policemen apprehending a man and removing his Sikh turban. This video is shared with the text, “Nazir Mohammed an SDPI worker, dressed…

No, Russia has not banned marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims

Priyanka Jha28th November 202028th November 2020

Social media has been rife with claims that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recently issued a law prohibiting Muslims in the country from marrying non-Muslims. A musl!m man cannot marry non-musl!m…

Graphic images of unsolved murder in Haryana viral with baseless ‘love jihad’ spin

Archit25th November 2020

Last month, several Twitter and Facebook users shared three images of a woman’s dead body found in a suitcase. The images are graphic, viewer discretion is advised. The viral text associated…

No, ‘miracle’ rain did not pour only on Tamil Nadu’s Nataraja Temple

Kinjal24th November 202024th November 2020

A video has been shared as a “miracle” depicting rain falling only on Nataraja Temple in Tamil Nadu while surrounding areas remain dry. The tweet by @LostTemple7 drew over 1…

Explicit video of gym workout from Trinidad & Tobago viral with ‘love jihad’ spin in India

Archit19th November 202024th March 2021

An explicit video that shows a fitness instructor touching a woman inappropriately in a public gym is being shared with a ‘love Jihad’ spin. “This gym is owned by ‘jihadi’…

Unrelated photos viral with image of accused arrested in illegal arms racket in UP madrasa last year

Arjun Sidharth13th November 202024th July 2021

A set of photographs of arms seized by the police has been shared on social media. One of the pictures also shows Muslim men standing in a queue behind policemen….

Video of minor girl who died in UP viral with false rape and communal spin

Anuradha Prasad12th November 2020

Recently, a video has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook in which police personnel and others can be seen crowding around the corpse of a young girl. Social media users…

No, Denmark hasn’t passed law making its Muslim population ineligible to vote

Priyanka Jha12th November 2020

Recently, a number of social media users have been claiming that the right to vote has been taken away from the Muslim community in Denmark. One such tweet came from…

Montage of scenic locations across China viral as ‘Kailash Mansarovar’

Aqib Pathan & Anuradha Prasad11th November 202011th November 2020

Social media users have recently been sharing a video across Twitter and Facebook, claiming that it shows the Indo-Tibetan border. The original Hindi caption alongside the viral clip reads, “This…

Do JNU, Jamia provide ‘free’ hostel accommodation to Muslim students from J&K? No, false claim viral

Pooja Chaudhuri11th November 202030th May 2023

The photo of a multi-storeyed building is viral on Twitter with the claim that it is a 400-bed hotel at Jamia Milia Islamia, where only Muslim students aspiring to be…