Recently a video of a massive vehicle rally went viral on social media claiming it to be a rally of Bajrang Dal reaching West Bengal. The video shows a large rally of four-wheelers and two-wheelers with saffron flags. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was […]
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Recently an image of a BBC Hindi news report went viral on social media. The report has a text in Hindi “टोपी लुंगी पहनकर संघ के लोग बरसा रहे थे ट्रेन पर पत्थर’: प्रेस रिव्यू” with two different images. One image shows a man wearing a Muslim cap in front of a burning vehicle and […]
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Recently a video of a bike rally went viral on social media claiming it to be the video of Bajrang Dal members reaching the violence-hit West Bengal. Sharing the video on Facebook, users wrote, “Bajrang Dal reaches west bengal to save hindus.…” Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know […]
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This video does not show a real incident. It is a scripted video created by YouTuber Muklesur Bhaijaan. A video of Muslim man being harassed by a biker by snatching his skull cap is going viral on social media. The users who share the video believes that it is a real incident. The caption states, […]
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Recently a video of a group of Muslim people, with sticks in their hands, destroying trees, and farmland and taking away cattle went viral on social media. The video shows smoke in several places in the fields. Sharing the video, users wrote, “Muslim terrorists have evacuated 12 villages in West Bengal and destroyed 150 acres […]
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Recently a video of some people waiting for the cremation outside a cremation ground went viral on social media. In the viral video, a person can be heard claiming that the RSS has mounted a wall around the cremation ground in Vipin Garden, Delhi. The police force can be seen on the other side of […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media with the claim that after the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill, action against the Madrasas in Uttar Pradesh has been started. The video shows a group of police officers entering the premises of a Muslim man and the Muslim man bringing some documents from a room […]
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Recently clashes erupted between two communities in Mohanbari, Malda, West Bengal, leading to the arrest of 34 people. According to reports, on Wednesday, a preparatory rally for Ram Navami passed a local mosque. A section of people alleged that firecrackers were thrown near the mosque. On Thursday, as the news spread, a section of people […]
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After the Nagpur violence over Aurangzeb’s tomb, a video of some people calling for a boycott of the Muslim community allegedly from Nagpur went viral on social media. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Hindus in Nagpur taking collective decision to boycott and avoid muslims. This after the attack on Hindus by muslims […]
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On 17 March 2025, communal violence erupted in Nagpur, Maharashtra after the members of Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal staged a protest chanting slogans calling for the removal of the tomb of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Against this backdrop, a video of policemen beating two men went viral on social media linking it to […]
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Recently a video of a man beating a few women with a stick on the streets went viral on social media. Sharing the video on Facebook, users are claiming that the video is from Bangladesh where a Muslim man is beating women from other religions for not wearing Burkha. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, […]
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Recently a video of a mob trying to enter a multi-storey building forcefully went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users are claiming that the video is from Telangana and the mob is entering the houses of the Hindus with the slogan “Sar Tan Se Juda”(Head separated from the body). X Link | Archived […]
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The video was from Thursday night and some youth bypassed AFC gate following a surge of passengers at metro station Muslims across India observed one of the holiest nights, Shab-e-Barat, on Thursday, 13 February, 2025. It is considered as a night of atonement, where it is believed that the Almighty forgives the sins of those […]
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The viral video is from an old documentary film about a fire ritual performed by Yogi Rambhau Swami from Tamil Nadu. Mahakumbh Mela 2025 officially commenced on 13 January, 2025 continuing until 26 February, 2025 and will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The mela is held every 12 years and attracts millions of pilgrims, […]
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The viral video shows a mock drill conducted by the fire service department at a temporary hospital set up in the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela area on 27 December, 2024. Mahakumbh Mela 2025 officially commenced on 13 January, 2025 continuing until 26 February, 2025 and will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The mela is held […]
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The viral video is from Jammu and Kashmir and it is not recent. Following last week’s Christmas celebrations, a video of a procession showing Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has gone popular on social media, with the claim that it is a recent event from Punjab. The post was shared amid claims of the faith attracting an […]
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For the past few days, there has been a huge controversy over the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. On November 24, the second phase of the survey was conducted on the orders of the court, in which the Hindu side claimed that the place was not a mosque but was earlier a Harihar […]
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A video is going viral on social media in which a large crowd of people carrying sticks are vandalizing various places and are creating chaotic situation. Users are claiming that this is an incident from Bangladesh where Muslims are attacking Hindus and destroying Hindu places of worship. However, Fact Crescendo has found the viral claim […]
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A disturbing video showing a dead man hanging from a statue and being brutally beaten went viral on social media claiming it to be a video of a German ISKON priest in Bangladesh. Sharing the video on X, a user wrote, “Unimaginable horror! A German ISKCON pujari, who dedicated his life to feeding thousands, was […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media where a mob can be seen vandalising a temple. Sharing the video, users are claiming it to be from Bangladesh. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The video is an old video from Pakistan. Here’s […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media where a documentary on the Babri Masjid demolition was being shown on a big screen on a street. Social media users are claiming this video to be from Bangladesh. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “In Bangladesh, the demolition of Babri Masjid is being shown […]
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Recently, a video of two men attacking three women went viral on social media, claiming it to be an attack on Hindu women by Muslims in Bangladesh. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “বাংলাদেশের উগ্র মৌলবাদীরা প্রকাশ্যে হিন্দু নারীদের হত্যার চেষ্টা করছে!!Radical fundamentalists of Bangladesh are openly trying to kill Hindu women!! #SaveBangladeshiHindus […]
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Recently a video of a mob holding sticks attacking others went viral on social media. The video is claimed to be from Bangladesh. Social media users are claiming that the Hindus of Bangladesh are being tortured like this. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 is an eye […]
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The viral claim is false, it has been refuted by Pawan Tripathi, Treasurer of Sri Siddhivinayak Temple. Recently, an image in the name of Mumbai’s Sri Siddhivinayak Temple is going viral on social media. The text accompanying this image claims that the land of Sri Siddhivinayak Ganesh Temple in Mumbai has been claimed by the […]
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The Waqf (Amendment) 2024 has sparked a debate about the Waqf Board in the country. Social media platforms are also witnessing these discussions, with one side defending the amendment and the other opposing it, claiming it would harm the Waqf Board. Amidst these debates, a viral Facebook post claims that the Waqf Board owns 9.40 […]
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Recently, a shocking incident has come to light from a house in the Crossing Republic area of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. A video on viral on social media. It is seen that a woman cooking in the kitchen crosses all limits of disgust and is seen mixing urine in the food. The woman can […]
Continue ReadingA video of a man pouring some liquid on the shrine in Mecca has resurfaced on social media. After pouring the liquid, people surrounded and caught him. Users are claiming that this person poured Gangajal on Mecca’s shrine. Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. The person pouring liquid substance is a Saudi citizen […]
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A video of a lady travelling in a cycle rickshaw being harassed by a few children is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that the lady is a foreign tourist visiting India but harassed by the Muslims in the country. However, Fact Crescendo found that the video was shared without proper context. This […]
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A video of a man killing another person on the street in a broad daylight is now going viral on social media. The victim was attacked by a man wearing a skull cap when he was instructing a truck to park. Few people rushed to the scene and the victim was taken in an autorickshaw. […]
Continue ReadingA screenshot of employee names of a company going viral on social media linking it to the Tirupati Temple Prasad controversy. Sharing the screenshot, social media users are claiming that this is the company that got the contract to make the Prasad for Tirupati Temple. The screenshot shows some of the employee names of A.R.Foods […]
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A video of a pickup van laden with many people trying to pass a toll plaza is now going viral on social media. It can be seen on the video that a heated argument took place between the people travelling in the pickup van and the toll plaza workers. A person can also be seen […]
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A video of a protest has been forwarded to our 24X7 Factline number 9049053770 with the claim that the Muslims are threatening the British Government to make England an Islamic country. In the video, a man can be heard saying, “This is our first message to the Parliament. People are making laws in Parliament. This […]
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A video showing two girls being kidnapped by two men in a lift is going viral on social media. Sharing the video, users are claiming that the video is from Bangalore, Karnataka, where ‘Jihadis are kidnapping Hindu girls’. The video was forwarded to our 24*7 Factline number 9049053770 with a caption, “*Karnataka, Bangalore – See […]
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This is an old video from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. According to sources, the accused and the victim are siblings, there is no basis for a communal angle. A disturbing video of a woman being brutally attacked by a man is going viral on social media with a communal claim that it shows a Muslim man […]
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This video shows municipal engineer Taufiq Islam being forced to resign by student protesters in Bangladesh, not an attack on Hindu teacher. Amidst the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh social media is abuzz with many videos, images, and news alleging that there are big attacks against the minority Hindus in this context. A video going viral […]
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This video is from a Christian religious procession held in Philippines, Manila. It has no link to Bangladesh. Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, various videos are going viral on social media. Amidst this we have noticed a video of a crowd gathered outside a building that looks like a religious place. The users who shared […]
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This video is from a stampede that happened in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh in July 2024 and it is unrelated to Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year […]
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Amid the Bangladesh unrest, a video of a woman signing on a paper while being surrounded by a group of people is going viral on social media claiming that she is a Hindu woman who was forced to resign from the government office. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Mass forced resignation of […]
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A very disturbing video of violence in Bangladesh has become viral on social media. The video shows a dead man hanging from a statue and being brutally beaten. It is claimed that the man is a Hindu and was tortured by Muslims in Bangladesh. Sharing the video on Facebook, the user wrote, “Very disturbing visuals […]
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A video of a person swimming in a pond and a mob attacking him by throwing stones in the pond is going viral on social media with the claim that a Hindu man in Bangladesh has been stoned to death by the mob. Sharing the video on Facebook user wrote, “#Hindu man #stoned to death […]
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The video is from the Syrian city of Raqqa, where a girl was beaten up by her family members on suspicion of being pregnant. A video of people brutally beating a girl with sticks is going viral on social media. In the video, a man can be seen dragging the girl by her hair and […]
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A video of a murder on the street has been going viral in connection with the recent murder of Arvind Vaishya in Mumbai. The shocking video shows a man brutally attacking the victim with a sickle. Claims suggest that the viral video depicts the killing of Arvind Vaishya, who was recently stabbed in the Rajivnagar area […]
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Last week, Muslim students staged a protest against the Principal of Nirmala College in Muvattupuzha, Kerala, after the Principal denied them permission to pray inside the college campus. Following the protests, the college authorities called a press conference and reiterated their stance that prayers cannot be allowed on the college campus. A joint delegation from […]
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The video shows a mob attack on a Muslim woman named Meherabanu Bibi in front of Central Modern School in Barasat, West Bengal and the Police clarified that the incident has no communal angle. A disturbing video of a woman being brutally attacked by a mob in the presence of police is going viral on […]
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A video of a man spitting in a glass of water is going viral on social media. It’s being claimed that the video shows an incident of Spit Jihad and the man here is Muslim. Sharing the video, a user wrote, ” A brand new video of spit jihad (of July 2024) from Aligarh Court. Even […]
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A video of a woman brutally beaten by a few women in uniforms went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users are claiming that in the video a Muslim woman can be seen getting beaten by Hindutvavadis. A Facebook user wrote, “A video that the whole world should watch. A Muslim woman was brutally […]
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An image of a corpse inside a freezer went viral with the claim that a woman named Kajal from Assam was living in a live-in relationship with Shammi alias Shabir Miya. She was first raped by 7 Muslim men and then kept inside the freezer in an unconscious state and after that, she died. The […]
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A video of some people parading an injured horse has been forwarded to our 24*7 Factline number 9049053770. It has been claimed that during the rituals of Muharram in Mumbai, Muslims took this horse and repeatedly mutilated it with a knife. Archived Link. The video was shared on Twitter (X) too. Twitter Link | Archived […]
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The video dates back to October 2021 and it is unrelated to Kanwar Yatra. The Kanwar Yatra begins today (July 22), the first day of the Hindu month of Shravan. More than three crore Shiv devotees are expected to take part in the yatra this year. The Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of devotees […]
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Recently a video of a scuffle between a few people and police personnels went viral on social media. Sharing the video on Facebook a user wrote, “Rohingyas or Rowdies? UP Police went to check IDs of Rohingya Muslims living in Mathura, UP. Instead of cooperating these illegal intruders started fighting with the Police. Deport all […]
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A post claiming that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had issued contact details for complaints against Muslims raising anti-national slogans is going viral on social media. The post reads, “NIA has issued an important number. Please save it. If you come across any wrongdoing by a Muslim like, terrorism planning, love jihad, construction of majar, […]
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The video dates to 2022. The popcorn vendor was arrested in Lalbagh, Bengaluru, after spitting on an oil pan. The bottle seen in the viral video contains oil, not urine. A video of police officers conducting inspection has been widely shared on social media. The video is being circulated with the claim that a member […]
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Recently a video of a woman shot openly went viral on social media claiming it to be from Manipur. The video was forwarded to our 24*7 Factline number 9049053770 with the caption, “Supreme court wants proof of Manipur (State of India) crimes against Muslims so I request you to make this video viral within 48 […]
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The viral video is old and it has no communal angle. Karnataka Police thrashed Muslims for violating the coronavirus lockdown in March 2020. A video of a policeman beating a group of Muslim people outside the mosque is going viral on social media with a claim that Indian police are experts in dealing with Muslims […]
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Currently, a video of a lady warning people about love jihad is going viral on social media. In the video, she was explaining how Muslim people lure Hindu girls in their love and then marry them to blackmail and divorce them later. She also elaborated how Hindu girls suffer and become victims of these men. […]
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Recently an image of a postage stamp went viral on social media. The stamp has an image of a wrestler with a beard throwing another wrestler to the ground. According to the details written on the stamp, it was issued during the 9th Asian Games held in India in 1982. Sharing the image user wrote, […]
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The world’s largest electoral exercise is being carried out in India for electing members for the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. The polling began on April 19th, and as of now, two phases have been completed with 5 phases still remaining. As India votes to elect its representatives, the voters […]
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A few images showing pages of a textbook have been shared on social media platforms for the past few days. These images appear to be from a textbook for children, teaching them values and hygiene. The images feature characters with Hindu and Muslim names. X User, Mr. Sinha ( Modi’s family), shared these images and […]
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An old message of a dalit woman beheading six muslim men has resurfaced again on social media. The claim states that after being threatened for rape and forceful religion conversion by six Muslim men, a Hindu dalit woman from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, beheaded those men. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This […]
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Now a video is going viral on social media in which a man is fighting with the people attending a Christian prayer meeting. Watching the video, it seems that the man is not happy about the prayer meeting being held. Users are claiming that the incident happened in Gangavaram district of Andhra Pradesh state where […]
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Recently, the Uttarakhand government had taken a decision to demolish illegal Madrassas in Haldwani. This created unrest in the city. Miscreants from the region were reported to throw stones and police and set vehicles on fire. Many police officers were injured in this incident. Against this backdrop, a video of a huge gathering is going […]
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A violent video of some people beating others with sticks is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the video that a few people are barging inside houses and dragging people out and then attacking them. Social media users are claiming that this is a video of barbaric nature of Muslims where […]
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The viral image is from a Turkish Kindergarten (nursery school) where the elderly man is the headmaster and the girl is a student. An image of a young girl posing with an elderly man has gone viral on social media. The image shows a young girl dressed in white gown and headscarf standing next to […]
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The video of a lost child searching for his father amidst the crowd at Sabarimala temple is being shared as beating and arrest of Hindus in Kerala. The child was soon reunited with his father. A heartbreaking video of a child crying and screaming in a police van to search for his father is going […]
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The video shows a stage collapse during a political gathering in Pakistan in 2018. The person in the video was not talking about Jews. A video which shows several people standing on a stage which collapses after a while has gone viral on social media with the claim that the stage collapsed after an ‘Imam’ […]
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The principal of the institution clarified to us that the aim of teaching Sanskrit to Muslim students is to learn and understand other languages and religions. A video of a class in which a teacher is teaching Muslim students Sanskrit is going viral on social media, with the claim that a Muslim teacher is instructing […]
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Currently, a video of a mob vandalizing a railway station is going viral on social media out of which many of them can be identified as teenagers. This incident is claimed to be from Noapara Mahishasur Railway station in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Social media users are also claiming that people fromMuslim community vandalized […]
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The video shows a fight between two families following a land dispute. There is no Hindu Muslim communal dimension in this incident. There have been reports that minority Hindus in Pakistan have been targeted by the majority Muslim population in many places. A video with a similar claim went viral on social media recently in the […]
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The students of Government College in Kasargod, Kerala were arguing with a woman over a bus that did not stop for them. The incident has no communal angle. A video of an argument between a group of burqa clad girls and an elderly woman while travelling in a private bus is going viral with a […]
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Currently, a video of a multitude of people on the streets is going viral on social media. The crowd can be heard chanting ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna.’ Users are claiming that this video is from the US where the citizens converted to Hinduism. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This video is […]
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The video shows an incident that occurred in a school in Indonesia in February 2020. Recently in the Khubbapur village in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, a case was filed against a private school teacher who is accused of instructing children to strike a Muslim classmate who is seven years old. Teacher is shown […]
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Currently, a video is going viral on social media in which it was claimed that the Telangana government constructed and inaugurated a new Masjid inside the state secretariat premise. Many users took a dig at the current government and accused them for their biases towards the minority community. Fact Crescendo found that the claim is […]
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Recently, communal violence broke out in the Nuh district of Haryana where a procession organized by VHP and Bajrang Dal was attacked by another community people. It was also reported that the people who participated in the procession were carrying weapons. In the backdrop of this, a video of a Muslim man being chased and […]
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The state of Haryana witnessed several incidents of communal violence this week. The violence that started in the Mewat region later spread to other regions resulting in the loss of lives and property. As these reports of violence emerged, a video was shared on Twitter showing a Muslim mob brutally assaulting a helpless man on […]
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The viral video does not show a Christian woman in Manipur hacked to death by a RSS mob. The video is from Brazil. On 19 July 2023, a video surfaced on social media showing two Kuki women stripped naked and groped by a violent mob. This video angered social media users questioning the law and […]
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The video shows an attack due to a political rivalry between IUML & CPI (M) in 2016 in Kerala. It is not a Muslim-led attack on Hindus, and there is no communal angle A video showing some people throwing stones at a building has gone viral on social media. Those who shared the video claim […]
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An old post on Article 30 and Article 30(A) of the Constitution of India has resurfaced again on social media. The post differentiates between the two clauses and proves how our constitution is biased in providing provisions for education of minorities and Hindus. As per the claim, according to the Article 30(A) of the Constitution […]
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The video shows collection of money from Pagla mosque’s donation box in Bangladesh. A video which shows a group of people transferring money from a large box to sacks and transporting them to another location where it is counted by a group of people including children has gone viral, with the context mentioning that the […]
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Many posts and videos related to love jihad are going viral on social media. These posts claim how Muslim people lure Hindu girls to fall in love with them and later they torture those girls or kill them. Currently, a photo of an injured lady is going viral on social media. This image showed the […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new building of the Indian Parliament last Sunday. This event was mired with a number of controversies, ranging from the boycott of the event by 20 opposition parties, the installation of Sengol as the symbol of power and the arrest of wrestlers protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan […]
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A video clip of a woman apparently desecrating a Hindu deity has gone viral on social media. It has been claimed that a Burqa-clad Muslim woman hurled eggs at the poster of Lord Ram in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). Fact Crescendo received this video with fact-check requests on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770). We found out that the […]
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The man seen in the video is Joseph Rakesh, popularly known as ‘Malaysian Sari Man’ and the video is from an old fashion show held in Malaysia. A video of a man draping a saree on a woman goes viral across social media. The video went viral with the claim that the video shows a […]
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The viral image was taken in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district in 2014, not in Kerala. In the context of Sudipto Sen’s movie ‘The Kerala Story’many posts are circulating on social media spreading misconceptions about Kerala. A picture of a few youths wearing a black t-shirt with ISIS written on it is circulating on social media […]
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The image dates back to 2022 showing an honor killing incident from Mathura. It has no relation with the ongoing violence in Manipur. An ongoing ethnic clash between the non-tribal Meitei people and Christian tribes, the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur has resulted to a lot of violence in the state. The violence erupted on 3 May 2023 in India’s north-eastern state […]
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The viral video is not related to Skybags by VIP. It is edited by adding the Skybags logo to its end. The video is a recreation video of a song from a Malayalam movie. Recently social media has witnessed an increase of several allegations of ‘Love Jihad’ claims. A video showing a love story between […]
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The incident has no communal significance. Residents from the surrounding areas gathered in Quest Mall to complain about the city’s frequent power outages. A video has gone viral on social media, stating that the Quest Mall in Kolkata is being swarmed by Muslims from a nearby slum. They entered the Mall owing to a power […]
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Violence was seen in many parts of the country on the occasion of Ram Navami. There were also reports of vandalizing of shops and stone-pelting on processions. Violence raged in West Bengal, Bihar and other places as well. According to the police, the violence was planned through social media. Currently, a video of police barging […]
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Tensions were high in Hyderabad as the city celebrated Hanuman Jayanti in the wake of communal violence that had marred Ram Navami celebrations in several states. Now a video has gone viral on social media that shows a massive procession making its way through the streets. The video is being claimed as footage of the […]
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Communal clashes erupted during Ram Navami celebrations in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (formerly Aurangabad). An argument between the two groups turned into stone pelting and setting police vans on fire. The police have lodged an FIR for arson and rioting against 500 people. Now a video clip depicting police arresting a couple of people is making […]
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A video of a man catching a kidnapper guised in a Burqa is going viral on social media platforms as a real incident of a Muslim man kidnapping a Hindu child. However, we found that this video is scripted and the incident shown in it is fictitious. Here is the fact-check. Viral Video Archived Tweet […]
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A video showing a group of women pulling out a man from his car and thrashing him has gone viral on social media. The video is claimed to be of a group of women thrashing a Muslim man who allegedly abused them. However, when we investigated we found that the incident is not communal. The […]
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The original image is from Morocco in 2010 and the bicycles have been digitally edited to the original image. An image showing people belonging from the Muslim community is widely circulating on social media. This image was posted by the author of Toronto Sun, Tarek Fatah on Twitter account on 28 December 2022. The caption […]
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Actress Tunisha Sharma (20) who has worked in movies like Fitoor and television series Alibaba: Dastan-e-Kabul, passed away after she committed suicide on December 24. Her unfortunate death sent shockwaves among her colleagues in the television industry and her fans. The suicide of this young artist stunned the entire nation. However, the mother of the […]
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Assam Police has clarified that no such incident has taken place in Assam. The viral images shows an incident of murder that took place in Brazil in 2010. After the recent Shraddha Walker incident, social media has witnessed an increase of several allegations of ‘Love Jihad’ claims. Most of these allegations have a similar pattern […]
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A video of a man apparently pouring some liquid into a sweet is going viral on the Internet. It has been shared with a communal claim that the man was caught peeing in Gulab Jamun made for a Hindu wedding. The video is widely circulated by social media users for calling for a boycott of […]
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Byline – As the country continues to digest the gruesome details emerging out of the investigation of Shraddha Walkar’s murder, an old and unrelated video is being shared to add fuel to the narrative of Love Jihad on social media. Shraddha Walkar, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her partner Aftab Amin Poonawala in […]
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CCTV footage showing a couple of boys stabbing another boy is going viral on social media. The caption with the video reads, “when opposed to the molestation of his sister, boys from the Muslim community stabbed a Hindu boy”. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. Both the accused and victim were from […]
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The video does not show real story it is a teaser of an upcoming film named Kerala Story by Vipul Amrutlal Shah On social media, a video of a lady wearing a burqa recounting her struggles to change from nursing aspirant Shalini Unnikrishnan to ISIS terrorist Fatima Ba is going viral with narrative of Love […]
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The incident took place before Navratri and no temple was set ablaze.The reason for the brawl was a disagreement over a parking space. A video showing a massive fire whilst people can be seen fighting in front of it is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the video shows a Hindu temple that […]
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A video is being shared widely on social media platforms with a claim that Muslim girls were stopped from celebrating Onam by fundamentalists. However, when we checked the video we found out that the communal narrative shared along with the video is False. The institution sent the students home for not wearing school uniform. Let’s […]
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Agra Police confirmed to us that the incident has no communal angle related to it. A video showing a few policemen barging into an underground section of a café and busting couples in an intimate situation is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video is from a hookah bar in Madhya Pradesh […]
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The video is scripted and not based on any true incident. Users of social media are coming up with different ways of disposing of damaged flags. A video widely circulating on social media shows a Muslim man objecting to the display of the Indian national flag on their vehicles. The viral video shows a Muslim […]
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A video of Muslims protesting in Kerala was shared by Twitter account of Indu Makkal Katchi (Offl) alleging that these Muslims are protesting in Alappuzha against the newly appointed collector of the district, Sriram Venkitaraman, because he is a Brahmin. However, we found that the allegation is untrue and misleading. The protesters took out a […]
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The video is not a real incident neither is related to any particular community. The video is scripted. A video showing a man with a covered face caught mixing toilet cleaner in the water along with other ingredients to make Pani Puri is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this is how people […]
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A video showing a man mercilessly beating a child is going viral on social media. It has been claimed that after marrying a Hindu woman, the Muslim man was forcefully converting her children into Islam. Fact Crescendo received this video on our WhatsApp Helpline (9049053770) with fact-check requests. We found that the viral video is […]
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A video of a burqa-clad person sedating and kidnapping a boy with the help of accomplices is being shared widely on social media platforms. The video is being peddled as Muslims kidnapping Hindu boys. However, when we verified the video, we found it to be scripted and not related to India. Communal Narrative on Social […]
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The accused of the incident does not belong to the Muslim community. They belong to the Hindu community. Social media users are sharing a video showing two boys pouring alcohol on a Shivling beside a river. Users claim that this video shows two Muslim boys pouring beer from a beer bottle on a Shivling to […]
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The video has no relation with Nupur Sharma’s comment. It is from Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj in 2019. As reports of protests and violence emerge from different parts of the country over the controversial comments made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, several videos and images of protests have started popping up on social media […]
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The viral image is edited and has no relation with Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Mohammad. An image of a movie poster named “Muhammed” is widely circulating on social media amidst controversy around former BJP’s spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s derogatory statement on Prophet Mohammad. Users claim that this poster is of a film based on the […]
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An image of some protestors burning the Indian National Flag is being shared on social media claiming that these are Indian Muslims protesting against Nupur Sharma’s controversial statement on Prophet Muhammad. However, the image is not from India. We found that the image is from a protest organized in Lahore, Pakistan. Viral Image on Social […]
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A post is being widely circulated on social media that claims TNEB charges more money for electricity from temples and less money from churches and mosques. These claims have been circulating on Twitter and Facebook since the middle of the month of May. You can see an example of such tweets and Facebook posts below: […]
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Rajnandgaon SP confirmed to us that the incident did not have any communal angle related to it. The police has already arrested five people in this matter. A video showing a brawl between groups of people is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the brawl took place between local Muslim youths against […]
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An image is going viral on social media in which a mass of people had gathered on the streets. The caption with the image reads that the visual is of Shivratri celebration in Pakistan in 1920 but now everything had vanished since last 100 years. Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. Hindus in […]
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A video of a people singing the French national anthem in front of Muslim men offering prayers on the road is going viral. Users have been sharing the viral video claiming Frenchmen followed the advice of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Raj Thackeray to protest against Muslim street prayers. Raj Thackeray is in the news […]
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Recently, multiple posts have been shared on social media claiming that people of the Muslim community vandalized the Mahishasur railway station in Naopara, Murshidabad District of West Bengal. The post has a video of 1 minute 46 seconds where a group of youths can be seen vandalizing a railway station. The captions claim that people […]
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A decade-old photo of Muslims offering Namaz in front of Bandra Railway Station as police stand guard is going viral as a recent incident. The users sharing the image are taking a dig at Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray accusing him of minority appeasement. A photo of Muslims offering Namaz is being shared on social media […]
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Rajasthan Police clarified that the viral video is not from Karauli, Rajasthan. The video is old and the incident happened in Nizamabad, Telangana. Curfew was imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan after communal tension broke out following stone pelting at a motorcycle rally passing through a Muslim-dominated area on Nav Samvatsar, the first day of the New […]
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The video does not belong to Karauli, Rajasthan and not related to the recent communal violence there. The video is of an incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh during a Hindu New Year procession. Curfew was imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan after communal tension broke out following stone-pelting at a motorcycle rally passing […]
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A video, showing a scuffle between a few people, consisting of two women, is going viral on social media with a claim that this is a video of a Love Jihad incident. The claim is that Muslim men duped Hindu girls posing as Hindu boys. The video shows a woman in a burqa hitting a […]
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Surajkund Police confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this incident does not related to mass cow slaughter. It shows improper disposal of dead bodies of several animals in the forest. A case has been registered against the ones spreading misinformation. A video showing carcasses of dead animals lying in a forest is widely circulating on social […]
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Even though Karnataka High Court is yet to give a verdict on ongoing Hijab row, social media users are claiming that three judge’s panel permitted Muslim students to wear hijab in educational institutions. WHAT’S THE CLAIM? Facebook user shared a post claiming that, “A historical decision was taken by Karnataka High Court. Now Muslim girls […]
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Social Media continues to reel under misleading and false content related to the ongoing Hijab Controversy. Another such post going viral consists of a video in which a policeman asks a burqa clad person to show their face and the person follows the orders. Three other people are also seen. The person then takes off […]
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A video of a gruesome murder of a young girl in broad daylight has gone viral on social media. A man kills a girl by slitting her throat with a knife in the video. Users are sharing this video claiming that a Muslim boy beheaded a Hindu girl in Surat because she refused to convert […]
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The video has no relation with the recent hijab controversy. The video is from Bengaluru showing students protesting against the National Education Policy in 2021. A video showing Muslim women sitting on the road and protesting is widely circulating on social media amid the raging hijab controversy in parts of Karnataka. The video shows police […]
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The video has no relation with the hijab controversy. The video is from Mumbai showing Maratha Morcha demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Maratha community in 2017. A video showing a huge crowd rallying with saffron flags on a bridge is widely circulating on social media as the hijab controversy rages on in […]
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On the backdrop of ongoing Hijab protest in Karnataka, a video of a lady immolating herself on top of water tank is circulating in social media. It was claimed that this incident happened when she was trying to burn burqa. The claim with the video says, “Going to burn the burqa in India, it burned […]
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Amidst the ongoing Hijab row that started in Karnataka, surprising news is doing rounds on social media. Users are sharing an article that claims that the UP government has come up with an idea for Orange Hijab. According to this viral article on the Fauxy website, “UP government has come up with a very innovative […]
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The last time Burj Khalifa lit up of any occasion was during the Chinese New Year. The video is edited. Recently a video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ in a college in Mandya, Karnataka went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy. According to Muskan she shouted slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ […]
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Muskan Khan clarified to Fact Crescendo that this is not her image. The woman seen in the image with Rahul Gandhi is Amba Prasad who is an MLA from Jharkhand. As the Hijab row in Karnataka intensifies, an image is being widely circulated on social media that shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a woman wearing […]
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Eastern University from Sri Lanka confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this video is of a college prank that took place in their campus in 2019. Amid the ongoing protests across the country as the Karnataka hijab row intensifies, a video is being widely circulated on social media that shows a group of boys throwing buckets […]
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The woman seen without burqa in viral images is not Muskan Khan, the girl who confronted anti-hijab protestors in a college in Mandya. Fact Crescendo spoke to JD (S) Najma Nazeer whose images are being shared widely as Muskan Khan. Over the last few days, Karnataka has witnessed several protests across the state over the […]
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Kashmiri Journalist Basit Zargar confirmed to Fact Crescendo that no such incident has taken place in Kashmir. The video is not from Kashmir. A distressing video showing few men lying on the ground, bleeding profusely and groaning in pain is widely circulating on social media as a group of Muslim boys from Rajasthan who visited […]
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the events shown in the video are scripted and dramatized. It also does not have any communal angle to it. A video showing a boy stealing a moped from a girl after offering to fix her scooty is circulating on social media with a communal claim. The claim made along with the video is that […]
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The images are old and has no relation with the claim and is being shared with a false communal narrative that Muslim men are running restaurants lacing their food with impotency pills to control the growth of the Hindu population. A collage of few images is widely circulating on social media showing few men being […]
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Gopalganj Police confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral claim is False. The incident has no communal or love jihad narrative associated. Both the accused and the victim belong to the Muslim community. A CCTV of a boy assaulting a girl with a knife in broad day light is widely circulating on social media with […]
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The image is from Narsingdi district in Bangladesh showing a family of five who converted to Islam from Hinduism. The image has no relation with Rajasthan. An image showing a Muslim family sitting together is widely circulating on social media claiming that the image is from Rajasthan where a family of five Hindu members converted […]
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DSP Faridabad confirmed to Fact Crescendo that both the victim and accused are Hindus. This video does not show atrocities against the minority in India. A horrifying video showing two men mercilessly attacking another man with a sledgehammer on a road in Faridabad, Haryana in broad daylight is widely circulating on social media. Some users […]
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Falakata Police and the Principal of Falakata College confirmed to Fact Crescendo that both the accused and victim belong to the Muslim community. The love jihad angle to the story is False An image showing an injured girl is circulating on social media claiming that a Muslim boy named Fayez Ahmad attacked the Hindu girl […]
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Public Information Officer at Travancore Devaswom Board and the company Al Zahaa confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral claim is False. The image does not show the original Aravana Payasam served at the Sabarimala temple. An image allegedly showing the “Aravana Prasadam” given to devotees at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala is widely circulating […]
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The claim made along with the image is misleading and it shows an image published in 2015 showing attack on Indian Army personnel in Manipur. On November 13, a deadly ambush of a convoy of Assam Rifles took place in Churachandpur district in Manipur. It claimed the lives of five Assam Rifles personnel including Viplav […]
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The video is from Pakistan and shows the 40th day mourning by the followers of Khadim Hussain Rizvi who was the the chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. Following reports of communal violence in the state of Tripura, many photos and videos purportedly from Tripura have emerged on social media platforms. Over the past few weeks, Fact […]
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Image clicked in Bangladesh being shared on social media as Muslims blocking street for offering Namaz in India. An image showing men offering Namaaz on the street in front of a mosque is circulating on social media. Some of the social media users sharing the image claim that the scene in the viral image is […]
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The Media Team of AAP confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral image is digitally edited. The original image talks about Employment in Goa. Amid the campaigning for the Assembly Elections in Goa in 2022, an image is being widely shared on social media. The image shows a billboard by Aam Aadmi Party saying “Kejriwal’s […]
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Image of a cleanliness drive organized by Telangana Police was shared with a false claim that Bengal police is cleaning a mosque. An image showing few police officers with water pipes surrounded by a group of Muslim men is circulating on social media with a claim that the image is from West Bengal. The social […]
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A video showing an explosion in Karachi, Pakistan is going viral on social media as Police inflicting atrocities on Muslims in Tripura. A disturbing video of people lying on ground in a petrol pump is being circulated on social media alleging it to be police brutality in Tripura. This video is getting viral in the […]
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The images are old and unrelated to the Tripura violence. The images are not from Tripura. They show fire-engulfing in factories and warehouses in Uttar Pradesh In the wake of communal violence that took place in Tripura recently, the social media is inundated with videos and photos purported to be from Tripura. Among these are […]
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An image of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in what looks like the Pope’s outfit, complete with the headgear worn by the head of Vatican on special occasions is getting shared a lot across social media platforms in multiple languages. The image shows the Prime Minister amidst many people and holding a cross in his […]
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The image shows Akhilesh Yadav distributing food under a health scheme in 2016. An image of Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav distributing food while wearing shoes is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that the image is taken during the Navaratri this year. The caption of the post states “Akhilesh Yadav feeding […]
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Telugu actress Hamsa Nandini confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the video is scripted and has been shared to spread awareness in the society Some videos published on social media with the intent of creating general awareness about crime get viral with different context. A similar video has gone viral on several social media platforms. The […]
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A distressing video showing a man physically assaulting a minor girl child is widely circulating on WhatsApp. It has been claimed that the abuser is a teacher named Shakeel Ahmad Ansari working at DPS School in Rajbagh at Valsad in Gujarat. Fact Crescendo received many fact-check requests about this video on our WhatsApp FactLine (9049053770). […]
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Social media is flooded with the trend ,’Boycott Myntra’ which is requests users to boycott the shopping app and refrain from buying any product from the website. Amidst this, a graphic image depicting Draupadi’s vastraharan scene from Mahabharata is going viral on social media. The image further shows Lord Krishna using a smartphone and shopping for ‘extra-long sarees’ on […]
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Amid rising clamour for implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, an image of a signboard is going viral on social media. The Delhi High Court has backed the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the country. A Uniform Civil Code involves having a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all Indians, instead […]
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A video showing a man attacking another man with a rod is doing rounds on social media claiming that it is from India along with a narrative that suggests a communal angle. It is being claimed that the attacker belongs to the Muslim community and he is attacking a man from the Hindu community. It […]
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A video clip of a man spitting on food is doing rounds on social media. Users are claiming that it is from London and the man in the video is a Muslim immigrant from Algeria. Fact Crescendo received many requests about this video on our WhatsApp Factline (9049053770). Upon investigating, it is found that the […]
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