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.
“Claim that 'Muslims in India' damaged the toll plaza when asked to pay the toll fee.”
“Muslims placed a rod on railway tracks in UP to derail a train”
“This video shows a Muslim rally in Mumbai”
“Video shows a Muslim man being attacked by another man after saying he will convert 100 Hindus to Muslims”
FACTLY says: The incident took place on 10 September 2024, in Sambalpur district, Odisha. During a play, a Muslim character, portrayed by actor Nava Kumar Ghosh, was delivering a dialogue about converting Hindus to Muslims when a sp…
“This is not Pakistan or Bangladesh This isn't Iraq, Iran, or even Afghanistan. This is our Mumbai where Muslims want to show their strength out on the streets. Keep sleeping Hindus”
“A video shows a group of Muslim men vandalizing a toll plaza’s barricade in India.”
FACTLY says: The incident occurred on 18 September 2024 at Kurli toll plaza on Dhaka’s elevated expressway in Bangladesh. Security personnel stopped the truck carrying people and denied them entry for safety reasons, leading to an a…
“A.R Dairy Food Private Limited, the supplier of ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), is run by Muslims.”
FACTLY says: The viral screenshot showing officials of AR Foods (Pvt) Limited is a firm from Pakistan. On the other hand, one of the suppliers of ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is AR Dairy Food Private Limited, a Tamil…
“If the Hindus install Ganpati in Bangladesh, look what happened to the Muslims.”
“Video shows Rohingyas fighting with Indian Muslims”
“Yechury was Christian because his body was placed in a wooden box.”
FACTLY says: No funeral or religious ceremony was held for Sitaram Yechury. His body was placed in a wooden casket, which led to speculation that he was Christian and that he was not cremated according to Hindu customs. In reality, …
“CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was a Christian.”
“An elderly Muslim man inappropriately touching a burqa-clad woman at a foot overbridge.”
FACTLY says: This is a scripted video from Bangladesh. It doesn’t depict any real incident.
“I decided to post this video every day to awaken the Hindus of India. I will take this as my duty. You must make it reach every Hindu. If you cannot do even this, then even God cannot save you.”
“Look at the condition of girls in Bangladesh, Hindu girls who are walking on the road without burqa, how a Muslim youth is beating them in the middle of the road. Wake up you lazy people before this happens in India”
“A Muslim youth stabbed a Hindu girl in broad daylight in West Bengal.”
FACTLY says: The incident took place on 04 September 2024 in Belgharia, West Bengal, where a youth attacked a minor girl with a knife after she rejected his love proposal. Reports confirm that the accused is Aviijit Dutta. According…