“Video shows a Durga idol damaged by Muslims in Hyderabad”
Logically Facts rated this: False
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“A video shows armed forces personnel assaulting a Christian woman in Manipur.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The incident in the video occurred in July 2024. The woman in the viral video is Ibem Begum, a Muslim from Hapta Golapati, Manipur, and is known to be a drug dealer. The video depicts an internal community issue, with t…
“The Muslim population in Uttarakhand was 1.5% in 2001 and has grown to 16% in 2024.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: In 2001, Uttarakhand had 11.92% Muslims, not 1.5%.The closest information to the year 2000 comes from the 2001 census. The 2001 census data from that year indicates that Uttarakhand’s total population was 84,89,349, wit…
“A video shows a Muslim woman removing her burqa to offer prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video does not show a real incident; it is a scripted video made for educational purposes, uploaded on Facebook on 10 October 2024 by actress Sanjjanaa Galrani. The original video includes a disclaimer stating that …
“The viral video shows the UAE Crown Prince saying Kashmir is Hindu land.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The person in the viral video is not the UAE Crown Prince but Mohammad Tawhidi, an Iran-born Australian Muslim scholar known as the Imam of Peace. He mentioned that Kashmir is Hindu land during a conversation with Rajiv…
“When people leave their own temple and go to someone else's temple, they will be stripped naked and beaten. People of UP Chamar community disguised themselves as Hindus, took a bath in the Ganga and went to Kashi temple to have darshan of Mahadev, then the upper caste people stripped them naked and beat them up. Go further. To visit the temple.”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“Hindus were given ultimatum to leave Bangladesh within 7 days.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Video shows a Hindu man who was murdered in public in Narsingdi, Bangladesh.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“A Hindu mob entered a mosque and shot the Imam of Qasmi Masjid in Lisari Gate, Meerut while he was teaching children to recite the Quran.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The Muslim cleric was not shot by a Hindu group in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut. Maulana Naeem was shot by a man named Sartaj while he was teaching the Quran on 6 October 2024 in the Samar Garden area, near the Lisari Gate po…
“A video shows SP MLA Mehboob Ali claiming that the BJP’s rule will end with the rising Muslim population, predicting the SP’s return to power by 2027.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral video of SP MLA Mehboob Ali is shared without full context. In his speech at a Samajwadi Party event in Bijnor on 29 September 2024, SP MLA Mehboob Ali said, “We all belong to PDA (backward, Dalit, and minorit…
“Mewat Mamman Khan's rally is an eye-opener for Hindus, this sight is enough for the wise. Almost all the flags are of Muslim countries. If you still consider this as politics, then it will be like murder of your people and suicide, and that too just for a little greed and selfish ambition. Now this thing has to be understood by the Hindus of Haryana.”
Youturn rated this: false
“Muslims in Bangladesh are cutting off the tongues, hands, feet, and necks of Hindus.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The incident in the viral video dates back to 2019 when the Venezuelan Army found a 19-year-old Leocer Jose Lugo Maiz during a raid on an illegal gold mine. A former soldier declared a deserter, he was reportedly trying…
“The video shows a Muslim youth named “Arshad” being tied up and brutally beaten in Dataganj, Budaun, Uttar Pradesh in an incident of mob lynching.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The incident seen in the viral video took place on 24 September 2024. Arshad Hussain from Arela, Uttar Pradesh was tied to an electric pole and beaten with sticks after his younger brother, Amir, allegedly eloped with a…
“A Muslim man dismembered the body of a woman named Mahalakshmi in Bengaluru and kept it in a fridge.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The recent murder of a woman named Mahalakshmi in Bengaluru on 21 September 2024 is being linked to a false narrative of love jihad. Initially, the victim’s estranged husband claimed that she was having an affair with a…
“If Tirumala laddu is given as prasad, the smell is left. Setting up a temple in the house, if you give a tirtha there, you act like you are drunk and throw it down. Not giving silk clothes along with sati on any day. Jagan Reddy has defiled Swami personally for the past 5 years”
Youturn rated this: false
“Remains of an 8,000-Year-Old Sanatan Dharma Temple and Civilization Found in Saudi Arabia.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The Saudi Heritage Commission report does not link the temple to Hinduism. During a July 2022 excavation at Al-Faw on Mount Tuwaiq in southwest Saudi Arabia, the Commission uncovered an 8,000-year-old stone temple and a…
“Another body of a Hindu girl is found in Abdul's fridge. This story will keep repeating, and those Hindu girls still with an Abdul will keep thinking, 'My Abdul is different.' Her parents named her Mahalaxmi. She was married to a Hindu man and had a child. Mohammed Ashraf trapped her. She left her family and moved in with him. Today, her body was found in the fridge. #AllEyesOnIndianMuslims”
Youturn rated this: false
“Videos show a massive gathering at a Muslim rally in Mumbai organized by the AIMIM.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The first video features thousands of Catholics in East Timor attending a Mass with Pope Francis during his three-day visit to Timor-Leste on 10 September 2024. The second video shows a crowd gathered to welcome the Ind…
“A Hindu person is seen spitting on rotis while making it.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: According to various news reports and an FIR, the incident occurred in Tattari town, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. The employee involved is named Shahzad, who is Muslim, not Hindu. Additionally, the shop is named Nar…
“This video shows a Muslim man who married his own daughter.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video in question is not a real incident but a scripted one. It was uploaded by a YouTuber named Kanhaiya Singh, who clearly stated in the video’s disclaimer that it was created for ‘entertainment’ purposes.