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.
“Miscreants set fire to the 800-year-old Sri Kalleshwara Swamy temple chariot at Nittur in Tumkur district. The more the Hindus keep silent, the more their laughter increases.”
“Video depicting a Hindu Street vendor crying following harassment from a group of Muslims demanding she close her pushcart.”
FACTLY says: According to reports, the woman in the video complains about officials demanding money. None of the news reports mentioned any harassment by Muslims. Even in a video shared by the woman, she complains about the police d…
“Siddaramaiah has expressed a desire to be reborn as a Muslim in his next life.”
FACTLY says: The viral video is a clipped segment from a longer speech Siddaramaiah delivered in a public meeting. Here, he was critiquing former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda, for his alliance with the BJP, quoting Gowd…
“Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is saying in the meeting of Muslims that he prays to God to make him a Muslim in the next life. Two important things. First, Islam does not believe in reincarnation, and the second important thing is: which power in the world stops Siddaramaiah ji from becoming a Muslim at this very birth??”
“In Nashik, Maharashtra, a Muslim man attacked Dr Kailash Rathi, due to which he died on the spot.”
Fact Crescendo says: False The accused in this Nashik incident is Rajendra More. Accused Rajendra is not a Muslim. It is being shared on social media with a communal angle.
“If you do then Raas Leela. If we do then the character will be loose Blind devotees, your four sisters have accepted a man as their husband. Muslims have no objection… but you also do not need to bark at Muslims and Islam religion.”
“Hindus, wake up! This video is from Karnataka!! The girl in the burqa in the video is brainwashing the Hindu girl and telling her to put on the burqa and go with the pacifist boy standing in the corridor. This is a case of love jihad”
“Video depicting Arab men dancing in a Hindu temple in Dubai”
FACTLY says: The original video featured traditional Arab music performed by a group of men. Upon close examination, it becomes apparent that there is a lack of synchronization between their dance performance and the music being pla…
“Japan actively limits the presence of Islam by imposing various restrictions on Muslims”
FACTLY says: The constitution of Japan does not discriminate against Muslims, and it guarantees ‘Freedom of religion to all individuals’. There is no restriction on Muslims being granted Japanese citizenship. Further, the Japanese g…
“TN Minister stops Hindu puja for stone laying ceremony and demanded Catholic way of prayer, this is the level of hate against #SanatanDharm and Hindus in anti-Hindu DMK”
“Pope Francis supposedly said that Catholics can eat whatever they want during Easter.”
“Who will tell whether he is a Sikh or a Muslim while going to the Nihang Sikh mosque on the Haryana-Delhi border and offering namaz? #farmersprotests2024 #YamiGautam #HalkiHalkiSi #Article370 #Sensex #TejRan”
“Trinamool’s Shahjahan was accused of horrific crimes like sexual violence against Hindu women in Sandeshkhali. Meanwhile, in Krishnanagar, Malda, miscreants, led by Mohammed Asgar Ali, shamelessly burn a century-old Hindu Maa Kali temple. These brazen attacks on Hindus and their faith expose Mamata Banerjee’s failed leadership in ensuring their safety. #MamataSilent #ProtectHindus”
“Muslims disguised as Sikh farmers are participating in the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi”
FACTLY says: There are no reports about Muslims disguised as Sikh farmers participating in the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi. This viral video depicts a Muslim man removing his skull cap and wearing a Sikh turban to participate …
“Look at the condition of Hindus in Pakistan. A group of 12 radical Islamists forcibly abducted a 13 year old girl. When the Hindus came to save her,they beat them & drove her away, saying that not to intervene until everyone “does it” (r@ape her)”
“The Karnataka government allocated funds for minorities but not for Hindus; these funds for minorities were drawn from the earnings of Hindu temples”
FACTLY says: According to the Hindu Endowment Acts in force in Karnataka, the funds collected from the Hindu temples must be spent only on Hindu temples and related matters. According to these laws, the present government has also m…
“Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma said on PM Modi recently inaugurating the first Hindu temple in UAE. “Whenever BJP does something, it considers people’s desires and expectations. He (PM Modi) recently inaugurated the UAE’s first Hindu temple. He has also worked in the same direction in other countries to give power and strength to the spirituality,” he said.”
“It had never rained in the area until the day before the inauguration of BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi”
FACTLY says: According to information from the UAE government, Abu Dhabi and other parts of the country have experienced rainfall on numerous occasions over the years. For instance, in January 2020, Abu Dhabi received approximately …