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.
FACTLY says: The video of woman setting fire to the Indian tricolour is at least two years old and is not related to the recent events. It is YouTuber Sajida Ahmad who burnt the tricolour and she did it during a demonstration regard…
FACTLY says: he photo shared in the post shows a picture of Khatereh Ahmadi, an Afghanistan TV anchor working at the ‘TOLO News’ channel in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban government in Afghanistan had enforced an order mandating al…
FACTLY says: The photo is part of ‘Kabir Parkat Diwas Bhandara’ by Sant Rampal on 09 June 2017 in Rohtak, Haryana not from the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir. It was a free meal served to people who were invited to the eve…
FactRakers says: A pastor’s reflection on Pope Francis’ 2015 address was passed off as the pope's retirement speech
FACTLY says: The images shared in the post show old pictures from an encroachment drive conducted in 2016, during the SP government and Akhilesh Yadav’s tenure as CM in Uttar Pradesh. This demolition drive was conducted in Loha Mand…
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post shows an old picture of a German family who converted to Islam at the Al-Tawhid Mosque in Hurghada, Egypt. The photo does not show a Hindu family who converted to Islam in the US
FACTLY says: The posted photo is not related to a mosque. The photo shows Sringar Chauri, a temple in the Chittorgarh Fort (Rajasthan).
FACTLY says: The upper image is from Upper Mall Road in Nainital. The lower image is however from ‘Bishwa Ijtema’, world’s second largest Muslim gathering, that occurs in Bangladesh annually. Therefore, this is an erroneous comparis…
FACTLY says: The photo was not taken at the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese. Anthony Albanese did not wear a saffron scarf during his oath-taking ceremony. The posted photo was taken at an event…
FACTLY says: The video shows the 17th century Shah Ali’s Dargah located in Alampur of Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana. Shah Ali Dargah was constructed over 15th to 17th century amidst the Navabrahma temples in Alampur. Navabrah…
Vishvas News says: Vishvas News found this claim to be misleading. The viral image of the Nandi idol, ‘vahana’ of lord Shiva is from Kashi Vishweshwar temple at Wai in Maharashtra’s Satara.
FACTLY says: Video of people celebrating after the discovery of Shivling in Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi
FACTLY says: The posted photos are not from the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi (UP). While the ‘Shivling’ photo is from the Baba Bhusandeswar Temple in Odisha, the fountain photo was taken at the Ajmer Sharif dargah in Rajasthan
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post is an old one. Following the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, on 15 December 2021, Naushad Alam, a visitor from West Bengal had expressed his anguish at the corridor’s high wal…
FACTLY says: No such decision has been taken by the UP CM. If any such decision was taken, then all the reputed news agencies would have reported about it but none of them reported any such news. Also, the UP government recently opp…
FACTLY says: t is true that the viral visuals show a Muslim man being assaulted by a mob, however, the reason for the assault is alleged stalking and harassment of a minor girl by the man. Police have registered a case against the p…