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Video of Mike Tyson offering Islamic prayers in his California-based store viral with false claim

Archit21st October 202021st October 2020

A video of former American professional boxer Mike Tyson performing Islamic prayers is being shared on Facebook and Twitter. The text associated with the video reads, “A coffee shop owner…

Video from Bangladesh wrongly assumed as female students sexually harassed in madrasa in India

Pooja Chaudhuri19th October 2020

A video of a teacher sexually violating female students is being shared on Indian social media with the claim suggesting that the incident took place inside a madrasa. Twitter user…

Video of woman claiming she was tricked into marriage viral with false ‘Hindu-Muslim’ spin

Priyanka Jha19th October 202019th October 2020

A video of a woman creating ruckus in an Amul parlour has been shared by several social media users. The woman can be heard saying that her husband tricked her…

No, Delhi’s Jama Masjid is not going to issue fatwa against Tanishq

Archit19th October 202019th October 2020

Several Twitter and Facebook users have claimed that Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam at New Delhi’s Jama Masjid, will issue a fatwa against Tanishq for “destroying Islamic culture” because there is…

Fact-check: Is this the 2100 kg bell to be installed at Ram Temple in Ayodhya?

Archit16th October 202017th October 2020

On August 5, the inaugural ceremony of the Ram temple took place in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Since then, two videos have gone viral on social media that show a bell….

Woodwork by Singaporean company shared as design by UP’s Saharanpur artist

Priyanka Jha12th October 2020

Social media has been abuzz recently with several photos of an artist hard at work making an intricate wood carving. It’s being claimed that he is the famous artisan Gulfan…

‘Muslim’ regiment that never existed in Indian army blamed for refusing to fight in 1965 war

Kinjal10th October 202010th October 2020

Social media has been brimming with claims that the Muslim regiment of the Indian Army had refused to fight in India’s 1965 war with Pakistan. Several users have been using…

Woman burnt in MP falsely claimed to be raped-murdered by Muslim man in Rajasthan

Kinjal8th October 2020

An image of a half-burnt body of a woman is shared on social media. It is being claimed that she is Payal Jain, a 13-year-old girl, who was raped and…

Fact-check: Did Yogi Adityanath say dead Muslim women should be raped?

Priyanka Jha & Anuradha Prasad29th September 20201st October 2020

A video featuring Abhishek Banerjee has been trending recently on social media. Banerjee is a Trinamool Congress MP and the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In the…

Photo of Pak actress used to falsely claim Osama Bin Laden’s daughter married Hindu man

Pooja Chaudhuri29th September 202029th September 2020

A viral message suggests that Osama Bin Laden’s daughter has embraced Hinduism and is getting married to singer Pradeep Maurya. “Osama Bin Laden’s daughter has embraced Hinduism and said that…

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Pahalgam and after: Tracking ‘retributive’ hate crimes against minorities across India

Land dispute in Hindu family turns violent; axe attack video from Bangladesh viral with false communal angle