Religion

Old video from Myanmar falsely shared as Chinese monks sprinkling cow urine amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed Zubair29th March 2020

A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The…

No, this woman is not a radio host broadcasting Sanskrit verses in Spain every morning

Archit28th March 202028th March 2020

A 2:20-minute video of a caucasian woman singing Sanskrit verses has gone viral with Hindi text, “This is sung on Spain’s radios in the morning. [Translated from स्पेन के रेडियो…

Old video of interfaith service viral as Donald Trump offers Islamic prayers amid coronavirus pandemic

Archit28th March 202028th March 2020

A March 28 report in The Guardian states, “The US has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as Donald Trump signed into law the largest economic…

Digitally created horror video shared as attack on Italian church by Islamic forces

Archit23rd March 202023rd March 2020

A 45-second video which shows a gargoyle climbing a church has gone viral. Hindi speaking social media users have claimed that the video is from Italy and asked, “Is this…

Coronavirus: Old video from China viral as people embracing Islam, reading namaz in public

Archit23rd March 202023rd March 2020

On March 22, India observed a voluntary curfew at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s request in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. As the centre steps up the process of nationwide lock…

Old image shared as Ramdev overdosed on cow urine to avoid coronavirus infection

Kinjal21st March 2020

A photo of Baba Ramdev visibly ill has gone viral. He is surrounded by doctors and a man in orange robes wearing a medical mask. Social media users claim that…

Fake messages claiming Himalaya founder funds terrorists viral on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri16th March 202023rd February 2021

A photograph of a man has been shared on social media with the claim that he is “the owner of Himalaya Ayurvedic products, Mohammed Menal”. The man is being accused…

Sudarshan News broadcasts fake news about woman murdered in Tahir Hussain’s house

Archit11th March 202012th March 2020

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been linked with the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma who was found dead in a drain close to Hussain’s house on February 26. Since…

Was Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Temple lit up for Maha Shivratri celebrations after decades?

Archit5th March 20209th March 2020

On the occasion of Mahashivratri, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted (archive link) an image of a temple decorated with colourful lights and wrote, “After decades of darkness, Shankaracharya…

Muslim shops sell biryani laced with birth control pills to Hindus? Fictional story viral

Archit2nd March 202030th March 2022

A massively widespread message claims that Biryani laced with pills that cause impotence was sold to Hindu customers by Muslim shop owners in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. From the Facebook page…