Religion

Nuh violence & after: VHP rallies in several states call for killing of Muslims, social & economic boycott

Shinjinee Majumder18th August 2023

In the days following the communal clashes in Nuh during Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra on July 31, several rallies and Mahapanchayats were held in many states,…

Gutter water to cook Biriyani? No, video of Haryana eatery viral with false claims

Oishani Bhattacharya & Mohammed Zubair17th August 202317th August 2023

A video of a store called Shama Biryani Dhaba has gone viral on social media with the claim that the eatery uses unhygienic water from the gutter to cook Biryani….

Video of spl pilgrimage train between Hyderabad & Karnataka viral with communal spin

Shreyatama Datta9th August 20239th August 2023

A video is viral on social media where one can see an elaborately decorated train at a railway station. A green dome with two minarets on its side and golden…

Nuh violence: Multiple old images viral in connection with clashes in Haryana

Shinjinee Majumder2nd August 20232nd August 2023

Multiple images claiming to be representative of the clashes that broke out between two groups in Haryana’s Muslim-dominated Nuh district on July 31 during Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek…

Viral videos of ‘Christian priest’ dancing: Man seen in the clips is a Brazilian actor dressed up as a pastor

Prantik Ali19th July 202319th July 2023

A video is viral on social media which shows a man, seemingly a Christian priest, dancing with a woman. The video draws immediate attention because the man who is in…

Bengaluru double murder fallout of biz rivalry; victim portrayed as ‘Hindu seer’ to set false narrative on social media

Oishani Bhattacharya15th July 2023

The news of a double murder in Bengaluru broke, on July 11. Two men — Phanindra Subramanyam and Vinu Kumar — were allegedly attacked and killed by a former colleague….

Pak woman Rabiya married her dad? False claim viral with clipped video; misreport by several outlets

Prantik Ali13th July 202314th July 2023

A video is viral on social media with the claim that a Muslim woman is getting married to her father. The 26-second clip appears to be a segment of an…

Man fighting with grandfather over the same woman after ‘Nikah Halala’? No, it’s a scripted video

Shreyatama Datta12th July 20236th December 2023

A 2.20-second clip has gone viral on social media. It shows an aged man seated next to a woman in a village setting even as a younger man confronts him….

Gurugram teen stabbed by ex-fiance Ramkumar: Video viral; Kannada daily, social media users add communal spin

Oishani Bhattacharya11th July 202311th July 2023

[The story only uses screenshots and not the viral video in view of the graphic nature of the content] A 35-second long video is being shared on social media with…

Gurugram transperson’s suicide: Right Wing social media users add communal spin

Oishani Bhattacharya10th July 2023

Trigger Warning: Suicide A video has gone viral on social media claiming that in Dharampur of Gurugram, a transgender person was killed and subsequently hanged by a few ‘Bangladeshi Muslims’…