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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…

Video of police clashing with protestors in Barcelona falsely viral as France

Aqib Pathan7th November 2020

A video of street rioting is widespread on social media as an incident that recently took place in France. The clip is circulating against the backdrop of the recent French…

Video of street prayers: Neither from London nor linked to French teacher’s beheading

Aqib Pathan4th November 202018th October 2021

A video of Muslims offering prayers on the street has been shared with the claim that it’s from London. A provocative message accompanying the video reads, “If we do not…

Old video from Canada viral as Muslim woman assaulted by French policeman

Archit3rd November 2020

A video of a policeman assaulting a woman in handcuffs has been shared with the claim that a French policeman arrested a young Muslim girl and forcefully removed her headscarf. …

Photo of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor viral as ‘first image of Ram Temple in Ayodhya’

Anuradha Prasad3rd November 2020

Recently, two images have been going viral on Twitter and Facebook. The photos feature a structure with scaffolding around it, purportedly showing the construction of a temple. The accompanying Hindi…

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…

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Red carpet for Laura Loomer, deportation for critics: A tale of two Indias

Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men