Religion

Old video of Muslim woman attacked in Russia shared as France amid recent killings

Archit2nd November 2020

On October 16, French teacher Samuel Paty was decapitated in Paris for showing his students caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a class about freedom of expression. President Emmanuel Marcon,…

Video from Brazil viral as Muslim man hits in self-defence when attacked in France

Archit31st October 2020

Parts of the Muslim world protested against French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam and public backing of Charlie Hebdo cartoons following Samuel Paty’s beheading. Several Facebook users have now…

Bangladeshi short film scenes shared to claim sexual abuse in Indian madrasas

Priyanka Jha30th October 2020

A set of photographs of a man who seems to be sexually harassing a girl is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the incident took place in…

Old video from Germany falsely viral as ‘France declares war on Muslims’

Aqib Pathan30th October 2020

A video shared with the claim that France has “declared war on Muslims” is making the rounds on social media. It says that “the Great Mosque of Clichy in Paris…

Video of police lathi-charge during Durga idol immersion is from Bihar

Archit29th October 2020

A two-minute video of men dressed in camouflage uniform attacking a group of people huddled up around an idol of Hindu deity Durga is circulating on Facebook. Around October 27,…

Old video from Turkey viral as French police stop Muslim public prayers after teacher’s killing

Archit29th October 202029th October 2020

Recent comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron on Islam, after a middle school teacher was killed for showing cartoons of the Prophet, has led to a backlash from several…

Fact-check: Does this photo depict attack on Ramlila program in Punjab?

Kinjal28th October 2020

Hindu festival of Dussehra was recently celebrated with small gatherings in many parts of the country. Ravana Dahan and Ramlila programs were also held even as the crowd was solemn…

Old video falsely viral as Muslims set ablaze French embassy in Sudan after Paris beheading

Priyanka Jha28th October 2020

A video is being shared on social media with the claim that Muslims set fire to the French embassy in Sudan. It is being suggested that the embassy was set…

Old video from Yemen falsely shared as Chechen Muslims protesting against France

Archit27th October 2020

Several Twitter users have posted a video of a large gathering of people from the Muslim community with the claim, “Chechen Muslims protest against France and expressing devotion to the…

Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation

Pooja Chaudhuri25th October 202026th October 2020

Social media giant Facebook has repeatedly come under the scanner after multiple reports of the company evading responsibility for hateful content and misinformation thriving on the platform. A Buzzfeed report…