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2018 Video of Football Fans’ Clash in Switzerland Passed Off as the Recent Sweden Riots

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020Mayur Deokar

A video showing a group of hooligans attacking cars on the road is doing rounds on social media. Many have been sharing this video claiming that it is from the recent riots in Sweden. Fact Crescendo found these claims to be False. The viral video is two-year-old and is from Switzerland. What’s the Claim? In […]

No, the Sweden Riot Did Not Start Because Muslim Man Raped Minors

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020Mayur Deokar

Indian social media is abuzz with the posts related to the riots that erupted in Sweden. A hashtag #swedenriots has already garnered more than two hundred thousand tweets. Many users shared photos and videos of the riots with a claim that the riots were started after a Muslim man raped and tortured two minors and […]