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.
“he three men seen in the viral video are Muslims dressed as Hindu Sadhus. The public nabbed them in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.”
FACTLY says: Although this incident did happen in Meerut, the persons are not Muslims but belong to the Nath community of the Hindu religion. The police released the three men seen in the video after questioning. According to the po…
“King Charles III shown a portrait photo of Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia”
“Muslim woman and Hanuman ji. maze of two and a half fronts”
“In Karnataka, a Hindu woman was appointed as the principal of a government school, but the Christian staff did not allow her to sit in the principal’s chair.”
FACTLY says: The visuals in the viral video show an incident that occurred on 02 July 2024, at Bishop Johnson Girls School in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. There is no communal angle involved in this incident. Both the removed principal…
“At least 116 people, mostly women, lost their lives in a stampede during a religious event in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh.”
“Muslim 'healer' can be seen harassing women in a video”
“The video shows a group of people welcoming the newly elected mayor of Brighton (United Kingdom), Mohammad Asaduzzaman, who is a Muslim of Bangladeshi origin.”
FACTLY says: The person shown in the video is Sheikh Sufi Muhammad Asghar, an Islamic cleric being welcomed by his followers in Bedford, UK. He is not Mohammed Asaduzzaman, the newly elected mayor of Brighton and Hove.
“Video showing Muslim women not allowing other women to travel in public buses in Kerala without a burqa.”
FACTLY says: There is no communal angle involved in this incident. The viral video shows students of Khansa Women’s College in Kasaragod, Kerala, arguing about a private bus not stopping at the newly constructed bus stop near their …
“Lighting of the Olympic torch, from a París church. Spectacular!”
“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”
“Is it a church or Did they convert the temple into a church?”
“Not in Islamabad, Not in Peshawar!! In Kasargod, Kerala, Peaceful people are celebrating the opening of the Muslim League office by wearing Pakistan’s cricket team jerseys.!!”
“The above photos are NEET ENTRANCE QUESTION PAPER LEAK BENEFICIARIES. JUST LOOK N GUESS WHO AND WHICH RELIGION THERE ARE? All Muslims only.”
“Indian Hindu gods are having a non-vegetarian Biryani. What has actually happened to our country? Why are people so blind in Andh Bhakti?”
“People wearing Pakistan national cricket team jerseys during the inauguration of the Indian Union Muslim League office in Kerala”
“In Kasaragod, Kerala, supporters of the IUML wore Pakistan’s cricket team jerseys during the inauguration of the Muslim League office”
FACTLY says: The IUML activists did not wear Pakistani cricket team jerseys during the inauguration of the Muslim League office in Kasaragod, Kerala. Instead, they wore green jerseys with ‘Arangadi’ written in English on the front. …
“The visuals depict the Lighting up of the Olympic torch from the Paris church for the 2024 Paris Olympics”
FACTLY says: The viral video contains visuals from two different events. The first part shows the explosion of the Cart, which takes place every Easter Sunday in ‘Piazza del Duomo’ in Florence. The second part of the viral video sha…
“Video of Islamic cleric Twaha Siddiqui inciting Muslims to prepare their children to ‘wage war against Hindus.’”
FACTLY says: This viral video shows a speech delivered by Twaha Siddiqui on 27 January 2023. His speech has been clipped and is being shared out of context to disseminate misinformation. In the full version of his speech, he encoura…