Religion
1,606 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Muslim cleric warned Hindu to leave Kashmir”
“The video shows members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and RSS taking an oath to kill Christians in Chhattisgarh from 01 March 2025.”
FACTLY says: The viral video shows members of the Bajrang Dal taking an oath in Telugu to protect Hinduism, its values, and culture, without mentioning Christians or other religions. The people in the video are also seen wearing T-s…
“The viral video is of Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff not at the Kumbh Mela but at a temple in Abu Dhabi”
“Brutal lathicharge on Shankaracharya. A severe blow to the faith of Hindus. The hideous anti-Hindu face of the shameless anti-Sanatana government that abuses Hindus and Muslims is being exposed. Where is the fraudulent RSS? Where is Bajrang Dal? Where are the insects that can identify rotten and smelly clothes?”
“Another Hindu temple was set on fire by Bangladeshi Islamists.”
“Video of three Hindu boys kidnapping a Muslim girl in Rajasthan.”
FACTLY says: This is a scripted video from Bangladesh. It does not depict show any real incident happened in Rajasthan, India.
“Over 70 years from 1947 to 2017, the Muslim population in India increased tenfold, from 3 crore to 30 crore.”
FACTLY says: Between 1947 and 2017, the Muslim population in India did not increase tenfold from 3 crore to 30 crore; it grew by approximately five times between 1951 and 2011. According to official Census data, the Muslim populatio…
“VISUAL DISCLAIMER: This is how Hindu women are treated and dumped to d!e in the I&lamic state of Bangladesh, under Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus”
“A video showing two Muslim men setting fire to a train.”
FACTLY says: This viral video dates back to June 2022 and is related to the violent protest that took place at Secunderabad Railway Station in Telangana on 17 June 2022 against the Agnipath scheme. The Railway Protection Force (RPF)…
“The great UP state is handling crores of devotees. Ban VIP culture in religious places at least. #khumbh”
“Bangladeshi Hindu boy Sumon was murdered & his body was dumped in a river in Islamic Bangladesh. Regime change in Bangladesh has opened floodgates of Hindu persecution.”
“A video shows a severely injured and bleeding Hindu woman writhing in pain after an attack in Bangladesh.”
FACTLY says: The viral video is from Joynagar, West Bengal, not Bangladesh. The incident occurred on 21 January 2025, when a local e-rickshaw driver found the injured woman lying on a brick pathway near the paddy fields in Anandapur…
“Mass rapes and murders of Hindu women by Islamists continue in Bangladesh Jihadis gang-raped a Hindu woman and then killed her in a halal way by slitting her throat. And left her in a cornfield. If the whole world does not open its eyes and see, Hindus in Bangladesh will be wiped out.”
“A Hindu man Sanjay Patidar allegedly murdered his Muslim wife Gulnaz and stored her dismembered body in a fridge in God Madhya Pradesh.”
FACTLY says: The incident occurred in Vrindavan Dham Colony, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, where Pratibha alias Pinky’s body was found in a fridge. Puneet Gehlot, the Superintendent of Police, confirmed that Sanjay Patidar and Vinod Dave w…
“Food Jihaad. Mlechas Selling fish by inserting tablets to sterilise, spoil kidneys, and other parts of Hindus?”
“Hinduism should be declared the Global religion! Azerbaijan is a Muslim country. But you will be surprised to know that Hinduism has a connection with Azerbaijan!! The eternal flame of Goddess Durga has been burning for hundreds of years. This temple has been named 'Temple of Fire' due to the sacred fire burning in it for many years.”
“Photo of a Church Surviving the LA Wildfires”
“American organization donating a throne to ayodhya ram temple is false”
“A Muslim man named Abid packed his Hindu wife, Neelam, into a suitcase and disposed of her in a canal in Rajasthan.”
FACTLY says: The incident took place in Punjab, not Rajasthan. According to reports, the victim, Nisha Soni, who was undergoing air hostess training in Chandigarh, went missing on 20 January 2025 after which her sister filed a polic…