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Old fake news about Qatari princess caught with seven men resurfaces

Jignesh Patel24th April 20209th June 2022

A newspaper clipping of a report published by DNA which is headlined, “Qatari Princess caught in Orgy with 7 men” is circulating on social media. It cites a report by…

False claim suggests Kurnool MLA Hafeez Khan forced nurse to wash Imam’s feet

Archit24th April 202024th April 2020

Several Twitter users have posted an image where a nurse appears to be washing the feet of a man wearing a skull cap. As per social media claims the man…

Video from Bijnor viral with false allegation that elderly Muslim vendor sprinkled urine on fruits

Priyanka Jha24th April 202024th April 2020

On April 21, two videos of an elderly fruitseller were massively circulated on social media. In the first video, the fruitseller is seen standing near his cart. When asked if…

Palghar lynching incident falsely communalised on social media

Jignesh Patel20th April 202020th April 2020

On April 16, three men were lynched by an armed mob near Gadchinchale village which comes under the Kasa Police jurisdiction in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Three days later, videos of…

Videos viral with false claim of poor slum dwellers and Muslims hoarding food in Meerut

Archit & Kinjal20th April 202021st April 2020

Two videos have gone viral with the claim that people from the Muslim community are hoarding food supplies and wasting food amidst the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. Video 1:…

False claim suggests Bandra mass gathering accused Vinay Dubey’s father is Muslim

Jignesh Patel18th April 2020

A photograph of Navi Mumbai-based self-proclaimed labour leader and activist Vinay Dubey, along with a man and a woman, was posted by one Shiv Yadav on Twitter. Yadav claimed that…

Old video of TikTok user Shadab Khan falsely shared as him showing how to spread coronavirus

Pooja Chaudhuri17th April 202018th April 2020

A video of TikTok user Shadab Khan, inarguably repulsive, has been widely shared on social media platforms. Twitter user Deepak Khandwal shared the clip stating, “Shabad Khan has 11 million…

ABP News v/s Rubika Liyaquat: 180-degree turn on communalising migrant crisis near Bandra station

Jignesh Patel16th April 202016th April 2020

On April 14, reports of a mass gathering of migrants near Mumbai’s Bandra station dominated the news cycle throughout the day. Marathi news channel ABP Majha’s reporter Rahul Kulkarni was…

India TV uses 2017 video to falsely claim Islamic preacher provoked Jamaatis to ‘spit’

Pooja Chaudhuri16th April 202018th April 2020

The narrative around coronavirus pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in India with a majority of social media users and mainstream media outlets not only pinning the blame…

Video of women spitting inside houses in Rajasthan’s Kota given false Muslim angle

Priyanka Jha16th April 202016th April 2020

On April 13, several media outlets carried reports on a CCTV footage of a group of women spitting in front of houses in Rajasthan’s Kota. Mainstream media reported it as…

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‘Involved with a Muslim man?’ Radhika Yadav’s killing by father sparks flurry of misleading communal claims

Video of Hindu woman kneeling at Rath Yatra in Puri viral with false claims that she was offering namaz