“Indira Gandhi issued a stamp depicting the Ottoman Muslim wrestler beating Hindu wrestler during the 1982 Asian Games”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
Religion
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“Visual warning! child torture! This is an eye-opener for those in India who are thinking of voting INDI alliance Look how the Pakistani army is torturing Baloch Hindu kids by tying them to iron chains and hanging them in the sun while the children cry in pain The C0N gress and Muslim league are one and same, this will be the future of Hindus in India if INDI alliance comes to power”
Youturn rated this: false
“Modern Graduation Gown Evaluated From Traditional "Abaya" Dress of Muslim Women!!”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: Misleading
“The video shows Pope Francis confessing that the Catholic church “changed God’s law big time.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
Vera Files says: The circulating clip of Pope Francis allegedly confessing that the Catholic church has “changed God’s law big time” contained false translations.
“The Muslim community openly slaughtered cows on the road in Karnataka.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Visuals of a Hindu man being attacked by Muslims in the Seelampur area of Delhi.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video shows visuals of a murder that happened in Delhi’s Jafrabad area on 05 May 2024. According to news reports and the police, the name of the deceased in this incident is Nazir. A senior Delhi Police offici…
“A video showing Modi’s visit to the Kashi Vishwanath temple with Yogi Adityanath’s face blurred.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The media agency responsible for reporting the viral video blurred the logo of the agency from which the video was sourced. However, inadvertently, in a few frames, the blurred section overlapped with Yogi’s face. This …
“The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact didn’t find any text in the Antisemitism Awareness Act that mentions eliminating parts of the Bible. Experts also confirmed that the bill doesn’t propose to eliminate parts of the book.
“Image shows Modi 'posing with empty utensils' while serving food in Bihar's Sikh temple.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu wrote an open letter promising to abolish Muslim reservations in Andhra Pradesh within 100 days of being elected to power.”
Logically Facts rated this: Fake
“Actor Manisha Koirala supports the idea of Hindu Rashtra, says leftist governments destroyed Nepal.”
Lighthouse Journalism rated this: Missing Context
“The viral video shows Chhattisgarh's SDM Nikitha Singh, who donated land to a mosque and attended the namaz offered there”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Visuals of Muslims celebrating the victory of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This is an old video from 2021 that shows the visuals of an Ashura Procession that was held in London. This has nothing to do with Sadiq Khan or the London Mayor elections.
“In the meeting with the people of Muslim community, Kamalnath is talking about getting the mosque land back and reinstatement of the Article 370”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Altered
“Video of an ancient temple that is now converted into a Mosque in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video depicts Pottalpudur Dargah, situated in Tenkasi, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. There is no evidence to suggest that the mosque was previously a temple. According to information available on the Tamil Nad…
“Video shows a Muslim man adulterating watermelons.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The incident shown in the video is not real and does not have any communal angle. It is shared on a Facebook page called “Social Message” with a disclaimer in the video stating that it is complete fiction and all events…
“A video depicts SDM Nikitha Singh from Chhattisgarh participating in Muslim prayers at a mosque for which she allocated the land.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The woman featured in the video is Vidadala Rajini, the Health Minister of Andhra Pradesh. She posted the same video on her official Facebook profile in early April 2024. According to the hashtags linked to the post, sh…
“In Wayanad, Kerala, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra got the possession of the big Hindu temple Sri Sitaram Mandir registered as that of Muslims four years ago. Now the Congress Brahmins and Kshatriyas must be very happy. Everybody should vote for BJP only @INCIndia”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“Video shows Rahul Gandhi visits the Ayodhya Ram temple after filing his nomination from Rae Bareli”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“A person named Mohammad Idris, presenting himself as a Hindu Brahmin and eating nonveg with Shikha and Tilak on his forehead, has been arrested along with his friend Zafar for hurting religious sentiments.”
Youturn rated this: fake