Recently, a video of a large number of Muslim people walking on the highway went viral on social media. Sharing the video users claimed that they are the illegal immigrants fleeing from West Bengal ahead of the Assembly Elections 2026. Sharing the video on Instagram, a user wrote, “PACKING BAGS BEFORE POLLING DAY. WHY? Illegal […]
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This image is from Varanasi during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections An image of Muslims standing in a queue to vote is going viral on social media accompanied by the claim that it depicts a scene from the recently concluded Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in 2026. The caption of the post states, “This picture […]
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A video showing a decorative Christmas tree burning went viral on social media claiming it was from the UK. Sharing the video, users claimed that Muslims in the UK burnt the Christmas tree. X Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was misleading. Here’s the fact check. […]
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Recently, Zohran Mamdani became the first Muslim mayor of New York. Against this backdrop, a video of a man removing the American flag from a lightpost went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users claimed that the video shows a Muslim man removing the American flag after Johran Mamdani’s win. A user wrote, “Source: […]
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This video is from Sri Lanka and there is no communal angle in this incident. A CCTV footage showing a man forcefully dragging a girl into a car, while a pedestrian rushed forward to stop him in an attempt to save the girl is going viral on social media. Users claimed the video showed the […]
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Recently, a video on social media shows people distributing flood relief while walking through neck-deep flood water. Sharing the video, users claimed that the video is from Punjab. A user wrote, “Those who were once defamed by BJP and RSS with crores spent on propaganda are today the ones helping flood victims in Punjab. Meanwhile, […]
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The video shows collection of money from Pagla mosque’s donation box in Bangladesh. Punjab is witnessing massive floods, caused by the swollen Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets due to heavy rain. At least 37 people killed and all 23 districts hits as the state sees worst floods since 1988. Against this backdrop, […]
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The Local police asked the organisers to stop the concert due to time restrictions. There is no communal angle in this incident. A video of a little girl stopping her violin playing in the middle of a concert has gone viral, with the claim that members of the Muslim community disrupted the live performance. The […]
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Recently a video of a policeman being surrounded by a group of people while the former trying to flee went viral on social media. Sharing the video users claimed that the incident took place recently in Nadiya District, West Bengal. According to the caption, a policeman was beaten up by the rioters in Nadiya District, […]
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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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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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This is an old video from October 2022 Last day, people all around the world celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, with great excitement and opulence. Bethlehem is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Amidst this, a video is going viral on social media showing some people attacking a church on Christmas night. […]
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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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Viral video shows 2015 incident of an assault on traffic police in Delhi A video showing a group of men violently assaulting police personnel on the streets is going viral on social media where users are adding a communal angle. The video shows men wearing skull caps assaulting traffic police. Those who share the video […]
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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 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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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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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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The viral video is edited and audio has been added to it separately. In the original video he was talking about surviving the tactics of RSS. The Phase 4 voting for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 is scheduled to take place on 13 May. Amidst the election atmosphere in the country, various types of claims […]
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A 2022 video of PC George, a political leader from Kerala, making communal remarks targeting the Muslim community, is going viral on X (formerly Twitter). The user who shared the video claims that PC George, a member of the Kerala Congress, called upon Hindus and Christians, asking them to boycott restaurants run by Muslims. PC […]
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As the Lok Sabha election’s second phase concludes, several social media posts are gaining traction, targeting the Congress party over their manifesto. Particularly, one featuring a screenshot of a newspaper article alleging that the Congress manifesto includes promises favouring the Muslim community. These alleged promises range from the appointment of a Muslim person as the […]
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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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Currently, an image of a newspaper clip is going viral on social media. There are controversial statements about Ram Temple and Muslim people along with the photos of Amit Shah and Prime Minister Modi in the clip. It was mentioned that Amit Shah had said to have declared that the Ram temple could never be […]
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Currently, a video of a mob marching on the street is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this is an incident from Japan where the locals are protesting against Muslims and demanding to evacuate them from the country. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. This protest is not exclusively […]
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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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A fire accident video from UAE is being shared as Muslims rioting and setting buildings on fire in France. A series of civil disturbances in France began on 27 June 2023 following the killing of Nahel Merzouk by a police officer. In Nanterre, residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on 27 June, which […]
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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 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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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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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 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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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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An old post resurfaced on social media claiming that all the Education Ministers of India from 1947 to 1977 were Muslims under Congress’s government. However, Fact Crescendo found that there were ten education ministers from 1947 to 1977. Out of which four were non-Muslims. Facebook | Archive FACT CHECK Department of School Education and Literacy […]
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The video shows an incident in Tamil Nadu where students of two different colleges pelting stones at each other. Violence broke out in different parts of India during the Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, social media users shared several images and videos of this violence on social media. Amidst this, a video of a few […]
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The video has no relation with the recent communal violence in Delhi. Video shows a Qazi making inflammatory statements against a particular community, who was later booked by Dehradun Police. In Delhi’s Jahangirpuri two communities clashed with each other during celebration of Hanuman Jayanti. Following this incident, MCD ran bulldozer on alleged illegal encroachments in […]
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This video is from Switzerland showing a clash between football fans in 2018. The video has no relation with West Bengal. A video showing a group of hooligans attacking cars on the road is doing rounds on social media. Users claim that this video is from West Bengal where the Rohingya Muslim community is not […]
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The incident took place in Surat where two groups of people belonging to the Muslim community clashed with each other over some personal issues. The incident has no relation with the film the Kashmir Files. A video showing two men attacking a shopkeeper is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the incident […]
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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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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 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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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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The image dates back to 2017 showing the clashes between the student activists ofAISA and ABVP at Delhi’s Ramjas College. After several civilians were killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been a tensed situation in the area. Amidst this, an image of a woman who is being grabbed by another woman during […]
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An image of a Hindi newspaper advertising the Delhi government’s assistance scheme for riot victims is circulating on social media claiming that the Arvind Kejriwal government is providing monetary help only to Muslim victims of the Delhi riots. The viral image shows the word Muslim’ in the top right corner beside the header. It gives […]
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A viral image of a document widely circulating on social media claims that the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh did not appoint a single district chairman from the Hindu community. The list belongs to the Congress’ district chairman in Uttar Pradesh which only mentions Muslim names. The list has been digitally edited which mentions the […]
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A screenshot of a news report by the The News Minute has been going viral. The headline reads, “Kerala born Muslim boy blasts Mumbai.” The screenshot also shows a picture of Mohammad Azharuddeen, a Kasargod-born cricketer representing Kerala, who scored a century of 37 deliveries against Mumbai hitting nine fours and 11 sixes in the […]
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Protests are being held by the Muslim community in France as well as many other countries following the killing of a teacher in France and a subsequent “Free Speech” remark by the French President over a sketch of the Prophet Mohammed. A video of a mass Islamic funeral procession is circulating on social media, claiming […]
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Social media is flooded with old and unrelated videos claiming to be footage of the ongoing protests in France after the French President Macron’s comments on Islam. Amidst this, a viral video showing the police beating people is circulating on social media claiming that the video shows the French police cracking down on Muslims inside […]
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After the recent violence in France, where a teacher was beheaded in Paris over a controversial sketch of the Prophet Mohammad, social media is swamped with misinformation related to the ongoing protests in France. Amidst this a video of the police using water cannons and tear gas shells on people is doing rounds on social media with a […]
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Social media is flooded with old and unrelated videos claiming to be footage of ongoing outrage in France after the French President Macron’s comments on Islam. Amidst this, a viral video showing rioters pelting stones at a vehicle is circulating on social media claiming that the video is from France where people are seen protesting […]
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Posts lamenting the loss of the life of a pregnant elephant and her unborn calf in a heart-wrenching incident that unfolded in Kerala, have flooded the social media. Be it on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or any other platform, netizens and celebrities raised their voices to condemn the incident. However, the initial reports by the media […]
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A screenshot of a tweet by actor Javed Jaffrey is going viral on social media. The tweet is about the claims made in the viral videos that Muslim fruit and vegetable hawkers are spitting on the fruits and vegetables before selling them. It is also mentioned in that tweet that there is no evidence that […]
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Many events are being spread on social media with the aim of misleading people by giving them a communal form. Meanwhile, while sharing a highly objectionable video on social media, it is being claimed that a person named Mukesh Suri of Bhopal hired a Muslim maid named “Hasina”. The woman was caught on CCTV footage […]
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Many misleading and inaccurate videos and pictures related to coronavirus are being spread on social media. Some misleading claims about spreading the infection of this virus and the attempt to spread communal hatred among people is also become a new trend on social forums. One such video where 2 policemen are seen beating a person […]
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In a 6 minutes and 42 seconds viral audio clip on social media, the speaker calls himself a resident of City Light Area in Surat and appeals to people asking them not buy vegetables from Muslim hawkers. He makes his audio message a communal issue, and claims that the hawkers are selling vegetables at low […]
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Social media is flooded with hoaxes related to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the world, which has taken 4012 lives until now. Let us make it very clear that Coronavirus has nothing to do with religion. The Novel Coronavirus 2019 can affect people belonging from any religion. Poynter says “There is no scientific data to […]
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The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is being widely opposed in many parts of India; these protests have been going on continuously 24X7 days in different places. The women protesting have made Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and Lucknow’s Ghantaghar the center of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which has led to many misleading and inaccurate […]
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On 27th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Hummayu Basharat” posted a video, captioned “Atrocities on Kashmiri Muslims by the Indian Police”. In the video, we can see the police arresting some people after hitting them with lathi sticks. Sharing this video on social forums rapidly, it is being claimed that this video shows the […]
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On October 29th 2019, a Facebook user named “RashmudinDehngalGuwalaya” posted a video that reads, “B.J.P. Vidhaayak Anil Upadhyay kay is bayaan par kya kahege Modi ji, in video ko itna viral karo ki ye poora Hindustaan dekh sake.” It can be seen in the video that many people are sitting on the road shouting slogans […]
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On 6th July 2019, a Facebook user named Anand Damdiyal shared a video. The tile of the post was “Iranian man pouring milk on the Kaaba in Mecca and claiming that their ancestors were Hindus. The caption along with the video also says that he claims that the Kaaba is a holy Shivalinga. Is […]
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On 21st June 2019, a Facebook user named ‘Ambuj Paliwal रोचक तथ्य ’shared a post on his wall. The post was regarding a picture of a Japanese temple. On the picture it has been mentioned that Japan is the only nation that does not give citizenship to Muslims. Muslims cannot even rent a house in […]
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A Facebook user named ‘Ashish Kurla’ shared a post on a page named ‘फिर एक बार मोदी सरकार’ dated 13 June 2019. The post has a photograph in it, which shows that some Muslims are breaking a building with a hammer. The post as translated from Hindi quoted “In Sri Lanka, Muslims are breaking their […]
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A Facebook user named ‘Shiv Rajput’ shared a post on 6 June 2019. The post as translated from Hindi quoted “Special preparations on Eid for Hindu brothers. Carefully look after the Hindu Muslim brother.” As per this post’s claim, Muslims are putting their spit on plate, bowl and spoon before feeding the Hindus on Eid’s […]
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A Facebook user named ‘Arvind Gupta’ shared a post on 8 June 2019. The post as translated from Hindi quoted “This video is of Birmingham, UK. The Syrians came to UK as refugees. Instead of the opposition of the citizens, the UK government allowed them on the grounds of humanity. Whereas, it happened that the […]
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