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Viral video: False claim of Naga Sadhu thrashed by Muslims in Uttarakhand

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd September 201816th May 2020

A video of a youth thrashing an elderly man has been shared by several users with the claim that a sadhu was beaten by a Muslim man in Uttarakhand. Below…

Postcard News founder falsely claims Pakistan’s independence day to be celebrated in West Bengal

Alt News Desk11th August 201811th August 2018

“Please look into this matter. Shame politics by T.M.C in W.B what is the meaning of “JASHN-E-AZADI” & also date mentioned 14th Aug. Are they Pakistanis. Need to step regarding…

Fake ‘love jihad’ rate list putting price tag on non-Muslim women revived on social media

Arjun Sidharth6th August 201829th June 2021

An alleged rate list with a price tag put on non-Muslim women with an exhortation to lure them and convert them to Islam is circulating on social media. The price…

The truth about Karnataka school making students recite verses from the Quran

Arjun Sidharth9th July 2018

A video is currently viral on social media which shows a school teacher teaching verses of the Quran to school children. It has been claimed that the incident took place…

False claim: Muslim lawyer, community filed petition in SC against Hindu ritual ‘Mata ki Chowki’

Pooja Chaudhuri8th July 201811th July 2018

On July 7, several claims on social media alleged that members of the Muslim community filed a petition in the Supreme Court against holding ‘Mata ki Chowki’, a Hindu ritual,…

Fake news about ‘Khalid and Irfan’ charged in Lucknow gangrape case circulates on social media

Arjun Sidharth3rd July 201812th July 2018

A minor girl was reportedly gangraped and the incident filmed by the perpetrators in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. According to a report by News 18 Hindi, the alleged perpetrators were apprehended…

Viral: Fake news of march by Muslims demanding release of Mandsaur rape accused

Arjun Sidharth2nd July 201812th July 2018

The brutal rape of an 8-year old in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh in June 2018 is being given a brazenly communal spin on social media. Thousands of users are sharing a…

Image of a Colombian protester circulated as an Iranian woman stoned to death

Pratik Sinha30th June 20189th July 2018

“A******s of Thornton Reuters here is a lady who is ‘allowed’ 3 sips of water before being stoned to death. How safe is she, according to you ?” An image…

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Security guards stabbed in suspected hate crime in Mumbai’s Mira Road; ATS joins probe

Clash in Murshidabad? Old video from Varanasi given communal spin, falsely linked to Bengal polls