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.
“Bangladeshi religious body is offering money for converting Hindu women to Islam.”
“The video shows a recent incident where a Muslim family is being attacked in India.”
FACTLY says: The video in question is not recent and shows a 2020 incident in Uttar Pradesh. Both parties involved in the conflict were Muslim, and the conflict stemmed from their mutual issues. The local police at the time clarifie…
“Joe Biden banned ‘religious themed’ eggs at the White House’s Easter Egg design contest for kids.”
PolitiFact says: A restriction on religious-themed eggs for the White House’s Easter egg design contest followed federal guidelines that predated Joe Biden’s presidency.
“This video shows Muslims attempting to derail a train in Kerala.”
“The man who attacked a girl in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar is a Muslim.”
FACTLY says: The North West Delhi Police have identified the attacker as Aman Singh, son of Brij Kishore Singh, who is Hindu
“A scripted video depicting a Muslim man removing a saffron flag belonging to Hindus is being shared as a real incident”
FACTLY says: The video is scripted and does not depict a real incident. It was uploaded by a video content creator page on Facebook called “Himanshu Jatav.” Furthermore, the man who ‘protects’ the woman in the viral video appears in…
“Forget about Muslims, even Hindus don’t like forced coloring. See if you have applied Kuttapa properly.”
“Video depicting Muslims vandalizing statues belonging to the Hindu community recently in Karnataka.”
FACTLY says: There is no communal angle involved in this incident. The viral video depicts a mob vandalizing the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. According to reports, the conflict arose between the Malv…
“Video shows a Hindu woman denied to travel on a bus in Bangladesh over not wearing a burqa.”
“A Hindu woman not wearing a burqa was not allowed to travel by bus during the holy Ramzan in Bangladesh.”
“Video depicting an argument between a bus conductor and a Hindu female passenger over not wearing a burqa while traveling during the month of Ramadan in Bangladesh.”
FACTLY says: The video is scripted and does not depict a real incident. It was uploaded by a content creator page on Facebook called “Cartoon Show.” Furthermore, the individuals featured in the viral video can be observed playing va…
“Muslim man threw Ram ji’s flag.”
“A Muslim man was caught masturbating and adding semen to the ice cream he was selling in Telangana.”
“Video depicting a Muslim ice cream seller contaminating ice cream with his semen in Nekkonda, Telangana.”
FACTLY says: The ice cream seller involved in this incident is not a Muslim. According to reports and Nekkonda police, the name of the accused in this incident is Kalu Ram Kurabiya, who was arrested, and a case was filed under secti…
“Can I know which temple is this, in Karnataka? It’s so beautiful.”
“MUSLIM GIRLS TERRORISED IN INDIA”
“The video shows Indian Muslims burning Kuran because of the ongoing protest for CAA”
“A Muslim man named Nadeem was brutally beaten by a Hindu mob in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.”
FACTLY says: There is no communal angle to this incident. According to the FIR filed in this case, the incident occurred on 03 March 2024, in Fulat village, when Nadeem allegedly attempted to molest Afzal’s daughter. All the individ…