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.
“UP’s Bulandshahr tremendous blast, 4 killed. Blast in the house of Mohammad Shafiq, who lives near the mosque. Chemical filled drums recovered from home. Nearby houses were also razed to the ground, the bodies of the dead were scattered far and wide. @bulandshahrpol #Islam #quran”
“Video of a Hindu mob brutally assaulting a Christian in India”
FACTLY says: The post shared an old video of a mob assaulting a Dalit youth in Vadodara, Gujarat. Alpesh Parmar from Bhayli village in Vadodara district was thrashed by a group of youth belonging to an upper caste for allegedly maki…
“An ancient Hindu temple was found under the pyramids of Egypt during excavations. It can be seen that there is a Hindu Sun Temple under the pyramid. And pyramids are built over temples. Under the pyramid there are many doors of Hindu temples and also there are many shiv lingams. Everything is covered by pyramids…..as many Shiva lingas are underground, many Hindu temples are still underground.”
“Priests reciting Adhan during a Hindu ritual, because of Kerala government’s decision to appoint Muslim and Christian priests in temples”
FACTLY says: The viral visuals show a ritual called Theyyam, dominant in North Kerala. And the particular video is from Kassargod, where Mappila Theyyam are performed. Usually during Mappila Theyyams, Hindu performers dress as Musli…
“The recent blast in UP’s Bulandshahr occurred at a Muslim man’s house named Mohammad Shafiq”
FACTLY says: The blast occurred at a property owned by Satish Kumar, which was rented by Raj Kumar under the pretense of manufacturing surf. The explosion was the result of illegal firecracker production. Neither the owner nor the t…
“Consequences of appointments of Muslims and Christians to the posts of “temple priests” by the Congress-backed government in Kerala”
“Video of an Ayyappan Devotee singing a Muslim prayer during Bhajan at a temple in Kerala.”
FACTLY says: he video is not from a temple in Kerala but rather from a Padi Puja event held in Eluru City, Andhra Pradesh in 2017. Furthermore, over the years, there have been numerous instances of Ayyappan devotees incorporating re…
“Claim: DMK govt not increased the charge for temple marriages”
“Video showing Indore collector’s controversial statements against Muslims for allegedly raising anti-national slogans in Ujjain”
FACTLY says: The man making these statements against Muslims in the video is Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma, not the collector of Indore
“Video shows UP CM Yogi Adityanath singing a song that mentions the Mathura temple.”
FACTLY says: The person in the video is not UP CM Yogi Adityanath. He is Yogi Satya Nath. Many similar videos recorded in his car can be found on the Facebook account of Yogi Satya Nath
“Recent news clip about AIMIM contesting Muslim dominated areas in West Bengal”
FACTLY says: This is an old news clip, related to 2021 General elections in West Bengal. Republic Bharat telecast this clip on 27 March 2021, analysing the winning prospects of different parties, following AIMIM’s decision to field …
“Rising trend of mob lynching in India captured on camera as a Hindu mob brutally attacks a Christian. Concerns over communal violence and religious intolerance escalate, the international community must take notice of this situation. #MobLynching #India #ReligiousIntolerance”
“Abdul wearing Burqa trying to kidnap a Hindu child.”
“A hindu man DJ Deverakonda Harish (28), brutally stabbed to death by his Muslim Wife’s family member after 10 days of inter-faith marriage. NYT times would call this Religious Extremism of Hindus who incited violence in the minority community.”
“Day before yesterday 2500 and today again 4000 Chinese citizens adopted Hindu religion in Malaysia. The world towards truth. 🚩 Jai Shri Ram 🚩”
“Images of a Muslim man who married his daughter in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri in 2020.”
FACTLY says: While there was an incident in 2007 in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri involving a Muslim man marrying his daughter and impregnating her, the images shared in the post are not related to that event