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.
“A Muslim popcorn vendor in Bengaluru was caught selling popcorn made using his urine to add salt-like flavour.”
FACTLY says: Bengaluru police arrested a popcorn vendor named Nawaz Pasha in June 2022 for allegedly spitting in cooking oil used to make popcorn. After investigation, it was confirmed that he did not spit in the oil, and was later …
“This video shows a Muslim man named Salim killing a Hindu girl named Aarti in broad daylight.”
FACTLY says: The viral video shows visuals of a murder in the Vasai area of Maharashtra’s Palghar district. According to media reports and the police, the accused in this incident is Rohit Ramnivas Yadav, who is not from the Muslim …
“An image of Jain monk Mayank Sagar, who was attacked and injured by Muslims in Karnataka.”
FACTLY says: This is a photo of Jain monk Mayank Sagar, who was injured in a road accident back in 2018. However, there is no religious aspect to the incident. Previously, police arrested editors of several right-wing websites for s…
“Recent video showing ice-covered Shivling at the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik.”
FACTLY says: In June 2022, the priests at the Trimbakeshwar temple covered the Shivling with a blob of ice and falsely claimed that the ice had formed naturally. This act was timed to coincide with the opening of the Amarnath cave s…
“HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.”
“Image shows a priest carrying a cow head from a temple, which was thrown by two muslim men”
“The viral video shows a recent 2024 incident from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore where a few Muslim men’s hands were tied with ropes and paraded semi-naked by the police for throwing stones at Hindus on Bakrid”
FACTLY says: This incident reportedly happened in September 2023, when Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, not Mohan Yadav. Also, this incident has no communal angle to it. Police made these men parade se…
“Image shows a priest holding a cow's head that was supposedly thrown into a temple by two men belonging to the Muslim community.”
“The viral video shows a mosque collapsing during a bomb-making training conducted inside the mosque in Delhi.”
FACTLY says: The incident in the viral video took place in old Delhi, where a portion of a mosque named ‘`Sangmarmar Mosque’ reportedly collapsed after cracks appeared on it on 17 June 2024
“Video shows a Pakistani Muslim man molesting a minor girl.”
“Visulas of a Muslim panipuri seller contaminating the panipuri water before selling it to his customers”
FACTLY says: This is a scripted video made for entertainment purposes, not a real one. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
“Another mosque was destroyed by Hindutava in Delhi. This time in Chudiwala Delhi the famous marble mosque was destroyed by RSS goons. India under the Modi regime is becoming hell for minorities. From Kashmir to Manipur no one is safe from Hindutava evil.”
“The photo shows a Hindu priest carrying the severed head of a buffalo, which had been thrown by Muslims, to preserve the sanctity of the temple.”
FACTLY says: This image was captured on 29 September 2017 when a sacrificed buffalo head was carried by a man on his head at Billeshwar Dewalaya of goddess Durga on Navami Durga Puja Festival. This is not related to the Madhya Prade…
“That chopped head of a cow was thrown by 2 Muslim guys in a temple, Pujari ji had to do this to maintain the sanctity of the temple and then see how this Islamist is making fun of it… Bloody secularism…”
“This video shows a Muslim mob and the TMC party workers attacking a Hindu family in West Bengal.”
FACTLY says: This video is from Bangladesh not West Bengal. Also, the incident reportedly does not involve communal angle. This incident took place in February 2024 when a family was attacked by the staff of Green Aranya Park in Bha…
“Twenty universities in India offer courses to study the Quran, but none offer courses to study the Bhagavad Gita or Ramayana”
FACTLY says: It is true that many universities in India offer courses on the Quran. However, it should be noted that many universities in the country also offer courses on the Bhagavad Gita. For example, educational institutes like …
“TMC workers and Muslims attacked a Hindu family in West Bengal.”
“Video showing a woman smoking inside a temple who eventually falls, purportedly as divine punishment”
FACTLY says: The viral footage is not from a real incident but from a scripted video created for informative purposes. A clear disclaimer is shown in the original full-length video. The agency behind the video is known for producing…