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Shirdi Sai Trust did not donate Rs 35 Crore for Hajj; false claim viral

Kinjal26th June 202326th June 2023

A screenshot of a Google search page is being widely shared on social media, which shows that the Shirdi Sai Trust has donated Rs 35 crore for Hajj. The search…

France knife-attack: Suspect a Syrian Christian; False ‘Jihad Watch’ report calling him a Muslim viral in India

Oishani Bhattacharya26th June 2023

A few weeks back, a video surfaced on social media, which showed a knife-wielding man stabbing people, including toddlers and an elderly man, in a playground in Annecy, France. The…

‘Mera Abdul Aisa Nahi Hai’: How the ‘Abdul’ trope has been mainstreamed to demonise Muslim Men

Shinjinee Majumder & Jaisal E. K.22nd June 202323rd June 2023

‘Uska Abdul alag tha’ (Translation: Her Abdul was different), wrote verified Twitter user Arpita Shaiva earlier this month while tweeting an image of a man on a motorcycle apparently carrying…

Did Hindu woman disrupt prayers in US mosque? No, she’s Muslim and mentally ill

Kinjal20th June 2023

A purported video of a Hindu woman barging into a mosque and disrupting Eid prayers in Virginia, USA, is being circulated widely on social media platforms. It is being claimed…

Hindu woman beheaded 6 Muslims in Varanasi after rape threat? Fake report viral; no such incident, confirm police

Shinjinee Majumder19th June 2023

An image of an apparent report by UP Tak (a Lucknow-based media outlet from India Today’s ‘Tak’ cluster) is viral in which it is claimed that a Dalit woman is…

Shivam from UP beat up wife over dowry, video shared with ‘Abdul’ jibe to communalise crime

Kinjal19th June 2023

Trigger warning: Violence A video of a man beating a woman is being widely shared on social media. In the video, this man first hits the woman with a stick…

Kedarnath pilgrims assaulted by mule operators: Video viral with false communal claim, all accused Hindu

Oishani Bhattacharya16th June 2023

A video is viral on social media with the claim that in Kedarnath a few horse and mule operators had assaulted some devotees with sticks. The users also claimed that…

Paharganj video: Woman slit own wrist after altercation with friend; Sudarshan News added ‘Jihad’ twist

Kalim Ahmed13th June 2023

A 33-second long video in which a mob is roughing up a young man while a woman with her wrist slit stands next to him is viral on social media…

Video of Meerut boy & girl shared with false ‘Love Jihad’ claims, cops initiate action against users

Oishani Bhattacharya12th June 2023

[The story uses only screenshots of relevant social media posts, instead of embedding the actual posts, to withhold the identity of the minors involved.] Last week, a video from Meerut…

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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