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Video of men uprooting trees over land dispute in Pakistan viral with anti-Muslim angle

Archit10th August 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a one-minute video that shows men uprooting plants from a field. The viral text associated with the video reads, “Tree plantation drive was…

Old video of priests arguing with govt officials in Karnataka temple shared with misleading claim

Pooja Chaudhuri9th August 202024th December 2022

A video of priests embroiled in a verbal altercation and toppling the donation box in a temple has been shared on social media. Twitter user @DMadiso68932229 shared this video claiming…

False claim suggests Sunni Central Waqf Board to build ‘Babri Hospital’, appoint Dr Kafeel Khan

Archit8th August 20208th August 2020

On August 6, media outlets published a syndicated news report by Press Trust of India (PTI). The report stated that the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), a trust constituted by the…

Fake Twitter account impersonates Kashmiri woman Nadia Beig who cleared UPSC exam

Archit & Pratik Sinha8th August 20208th August 2020

Sixteen people from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations 2019, as per media reports. The results were declared on August 4. News18 reported…

Video from Morocco viral as Muslim mob stealing goats along Maharashtra-Gujarat border

Archit5th August 20205th August 2020

Several social media users have shared a two-minute video with the claim that people fought and stole goats at Gujarat-Maharashtra border. A Twitter user posted the viral video with the caption,…

Photo of Hindu deity Ram on New York’s Times Square billboards is manufactured

Archit3rd August 20203rd August 2020

Photographs of Hindu deity Ram and 3D portraits of the upcoming Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be beamed across giant billboards in Times Square, New York on August 5, as…

Old video of Hyderabad temple viral as pandal decorated for Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan

Pooja Chaudhuri1st August 2020

A video of a temple exquisitely decorated is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that the video shows the decoration of the pandal for Ram Mandir…

Old video of Dhol Tasha group viral as Indians in Spain celebrating Ram Mandir construction

Kinjal30th July 2020

A video of a dhol procession on the street was shared by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Telangana spokesperson Roop Darak. BJYM is the youth wing of the BJP. Darak…

Ramayana stamps released by PM Modi in 2017 shared as recent

Archit29th July 2020

A set of Ramayana stamps is circulating on social media with the claim that Prime Minister Modi recently release them. Twitter user @Kavita_M57 shared the viral image and wrote, “New…

Old image of Muslim students studying Hinduism viral as “altering” Hindu scriptures

Priyanka Jha28th July 202028th July 2020

A photograph where Muslim men can be seen with the Atharva Veda has been shared with the claim that they are altering Hindu scriptures. The claim further suggests that 20…

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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