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.
“Video of a Muslim woman boxer preventing the referee from holding her hand during match winner announcement because of her religious beliefs”
FACTLY says: Full video of the boxing match shows that the women boxer (Kholova of Tajikistan) later allowing the referee to hold her hand during winner announcement
“Video of a bulldozer removing Hindu gods’ idols”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post was taken in 2019, when the Ahmedabad Municipal corporation was lifting Dashama idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. In 2019, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation requested citiz…
“Cristiano Ronaldo singing an Arabic song after converting to Islam. He is now a Muslim”
FACTLY says: This is a Deep Fake video created and uploaded by a YouTube channel named Monzi (magicofbarca); they make Deep Fakes of footballers like Messi and Ronaldo
“Visuals of an angry mob attacking houses of Hindus in Hyderabad, Telangana”
FACTLY says: According to the media reports, this incident happened on 21 August 2022 in Pakistan’s Sindh province. A Hindu man was booked for alleged blasphemy. Knowing this, an angry mod tried to get hold of him. However, police q…
“This is not happening in Pakistan. This is in Telangana. Protesters enter a Hindu household by force and also stop the media from recording what is happening inside the house. This is the situation of India.”
“The true face of the BJP says we all Hindus will form a Hindu Rajyam.”
“Taapsee Pannu’s picture at the Siddhivinayak temple after her film Dobaaraa was unsuccessful at the box office”
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post was captured in October 2019, when Taapsee Pannu along with her parents visited the Siddhivinayak temple in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. Ahead of the release of her film ‘Saand Ki Ankh’, Taapsee visi…
“Video of a Muslim man objecting the display of National Flag on vehicles”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. The disclaimer at 2:08 minutes shows that the video is completely fictional, scripted and made for awareness purpose only
“Electricity Charges in Tamil Nadu – Common Citizen: Rs.7.85 per unit Mosque: Rs.1.85 per unit Church: Rs.1.85 per unit Hindu Temple: Rs.7.85 per unit This is the Dravidian model.”
“Singer Abhilipsa Panda’s tweet accusing a Muslim singer of taking all the credit regrading ‘Har Har Shambhu’ song”
FACTLY says: The tweet is made from a fake twitter account. The only official accounts of Abhilipsa Panda are @Abhi_30_Lipsa and @Abhilipsaoff. Moreover, in an interview with ABP news, she said that she was feeling happy because peo…
“Muslims have protested against the newly appointed Brahmin Collector in Alappuzha, Kerala.”
“Claim: muslims not opposed the appointment of a hindu as malappuram collector”
“Video of an Indian Muslim citizen openly threatening to kill an officer while admitting the act of electricity theft”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows a Pakistani citizen threatening an electricity officer while confessing to stealing electricity. This incident took place in Karachi, in July 2020. The video shared in the post is old …
“There is a sculpture on a stone wall with a computer and keyboard in Talagiri temple built by Pallava king Narasimha II 1400 years ago. How is this even possible when there was no electricity? Which sound and light would they have used or what way would they have used?”
“Claim: draupadi murmur not held the post of councilor when Christian preacher staines was burnt in Odisha”
“A photo of MS Dhoni wearing a Muslim cap after accepting Islam”
FACTLY says: This photo is a morphed one. It is created by digitally placing a Muslim cap on his head and erasing Sindoor from his forehead.
“Recent video of Muslims in Jaipur displaying a banner of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati and threatening to kill him”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows the visuals of a one-year-old protest that took place at the Ghat Gate Bazar area in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Jaipur Police through a tweet clarified that a viral video from April 2021 us be…
“Claim: fake news being shared that nehru family belongs to a muslim hereditary”
“Video of one ocean with two different colours talked about in Quran”
FACTLY says: Meeting of waters is in Brazil, where the muddy Amazon River meets the clear Tapajos River in Santarem. The difference in colour is because of the sediment load carried by the respective rivers. The Amazon River carries…