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SDPI, Muslim community falsely blamed for placing ‘flag’ atop Shankaracharya statue in Sringeri

Pooja Chaudhuri14th August 202015th August 2020

The temple town of Sringeri in Karnataka’s Chikkamagluru saw the appearance of a ‘flag’ atop Shankaracharya statue on August 13. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state leaders were quick to declare…

Was the derogatory post that triggered Bangalore riots a reaction to an ‘anti Hindu’ post?

Pooja Chaudhuri13th August 2020

Bengaluru witnessed deadly riots on the night of August 11 when a mob, enraged over a derogatory Facebook post, attacked Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy’s residence and police stations at…

New Zealand PM’s visit to Hindu temple ahead of national elections viral with COVID spin

Archit12th August 202012th August 2020

A three-minute video of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a Hindu temple has gone viral. Several social media users on Twitter and Facebook have shared the video along…

Old mock funeral video viral as Muslims celebrating Amit Shah contracting coronavirus

Priyanka Jha12th August 2020

On August 2, Home Minister Amit Shah informed that he has contracted the coronavirus and has been admitted to the hospital for treatment. Soon after, a 26-second video of members…

Old video of burqa-clad man thrashed for entering ladies toilet viral with false Muslim angle

Kinjal12th August 2020

A 2:15-minute video is being widely shared on social media where people can be seen beating a person wearing a burqa. The person is being accused of entering a ladies…

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,…

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