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Idol desecrated in a temple by UP youth shared with false Muslim angle

Priyanka Jha8th July 2020

A photograph of a man desecrating an idol inside a temple has been shared with the claim that his name is Mohammad Ansari. One Avni Padeny’s June 24 post drew…

Old photos of girl murdered in Rajasthan shared with false Muslim angle

Kinjal2nd July 20203rd July 2020

Photographs of the dead body of a girl hanging from a tree have been shared on social media with the claim that Naseer Khan raped and murdered the girl in…

Murder of RSS worker by alleged BJP member in Tamil Nadu shared with false claims

Archit2nd July 2020

Indu Makkal Katchi, a Tamil Nadu-based right-wing political party, tweeted a picture (disturbing imagery, viewer discretion is advised) of a brutally injured man lying dead. As per their claim, a…

Social media fires fictional “Dr Mujahid Hussain” from AYUSH Ministry over Coronil controversy

Pooja Chaudhuri25th June 2020

On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of coronavirus medicine ‘Coronil’ and hailed it as an “Ayurvedic cure” for coronavirus. The company’s face Ram Kisan Yadav, popularly known as…

No, a maulvi did not perform Priyanka Gandhi’s wedding rituals

Pratik Sinha & Mohammed Zubair12th June 202014th August 2021

A photograph of Priyanka Gandhi during her wedding rituals over 20 years ago has found itself in the crosshairs of rumour-mongering on social media. Several users on Twitter have claimed…

GoAir fires the wrong person based on hateful tweets from a dubious Twitter account

Pratik Sinha7th June 20208th June 2020

Screenshots of tweets from a Twitter account with the name Asif Khan and Twitter id @MdAsif35534489 went viral on June 4. The account, which has now either been deleted or…

False claim viral about arrest of Amzath Ali and Thamim Shaikh in Kerala elephant death case

Pooja Chaudhuri5th June 20205th June 2020

The horrific death of an elephant in Kerala’s Palakkad has turned into yet another issue to target the Indian Muslim population. After reports came pouring in that the animal died…

Verification: Speech targeting Muslim community by Kanpur medical college principal

Archit1st June 2020

Around June 1, a five-minute video of an interview of a woman recorded in the style of an exposé went viral. The woman appears to be an office-bearer and is…

Video from Surat shared with false claim that Muslim man was forced to lick Hindu’s spit

Archit30th May 202030th May 2020

Around May 30, several Twitter users posted a one-minute video in which a man can be seen slapping another in front of a car, making him do sit-ups and forcing…

Photo of family’s suicide in Rajasthan in 2017 viral as Hindus murdered in Pakistan

Pooja Chaudhuri29th May 202029th May 2020

Twitter user Aqib Mir who claims to be a “BJP worker” on his bio shared a photograph of a family of four hung from a pipe inside a tin shed….

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Video from Bangladesh of man popping child’s balloons falsely shared with communal angle

The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links