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.
“Nine quotes about Hindutva and Hindus by Western Philosophers”
FACTLY says: There is no evidence to conclude that these quotations were made by these prominent people. In fact, the word ‘Hindutva’ had come into prominence after VD Savarkar’s “Hindutva: Who is a Hindu?” which was published in 19…
“Video shows the reaction of Hindus against Muslims after the murder of Kishan Bharwad”
FACTLY says: he posted video is old and not related to any recent protests after the murder of Kishan Bharwad. The video shows mob violence in Amravati (a city in Maharashtra) which happened in November 2021
“Pope Francis requests for catholic priests to get married”
“RSS men encroached the Pirana Dargah and converted it to a Temple; Muslim families of Pirana village migrated in fear of an attack by RSS men”
FACTLY says: Villagers of Pirana, mostly Saiyed Muslims have been protesting over the construction of a wall replacing the wired fence separating the shrine from Mosque and graveyard. This incident is misconstrued as RSS men encroac…
“Videos show Hindus reacting to the murder of Kishan Bharwad and evacuating the Muslims from the village”
FACTLY says: Two of the three videos in the post are not related to the Kishan Bharwad murder incident. They are related to the Pirana village dargah incident. The third video shows people in Palitana protesting the murder of Kishan…
“Claim: Annamalai not announced relief fund for those willing to continue in hindu religion”
“Bikram majithia visited the golden temple on New Years.”
“Pakistan PM Imran Khan was expelled from the Conference of Islamic Countries for condemning the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya”
FACTLY says: There is no evidence that Imran Khan had been expelled from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. There is no organisation which is named, ‘Conference of Islamic Countries’ presently. In 2019, OIC had voiced its conc…
“Recent picture of a Hindu family converting to Islam in Rajasthan”
FACTLY says: This photo shows a recent religious conversion visual from the Narsingdi district in Bangladesh. Five people from the same Hindu family have recently converted to Islam in Madhabadi village in Narsingdi district. This p…
“Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi issued an order to set up a chair at the university level for the study of the Bible, but hasn’t promoted any Hindu holy texts like Gita”
FACTLY says: Recently, during a state-level Christian event, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi announced setting up a chair at the university level for the study of the Bible. But in November 2021, Charanjit Singh Channi made a simil…
“Video of Hindu men catching hold of a Muslim man who trapped a minor Hindu girl in the name of love”
FACTLY says: This is a scripted video made for awareness purposes. The lengthier version of the video carries a disclaimer stating that the video is a fictional work. There are many such awareness videos featuring the same young man…
“Photo of thousands of Muslims offering Namaz on a road in India”
FACTLY says: This photo shows an old incident of thousands of Muslim devotees offering prayers at the Bishwa Ijtema, an annual pilgrimage in Tongi, Bangladesh. This photo has nothing to do with India
“Recent visuals of a large group of Muslims playing at a Casino in Saudi Arabia”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post is an old one. This video shows a 2018 incident of hundreds of Saudi Muslims participating in the ‘Baloot Championship’ tournament organised by the Saudi Arabia General Sports Authority. Thi…
“Video of Hindu goons brutally assaulting a young Muslim boy in Haryana”
FACTLY says: This incident took place recently near Bhadkal lake in Faridabad, Haryana. The victim and the accused persons in this violent attack, both belong to the Hindu religion. This incident has nothing to do with persons of th…
“Picture of 34 Muslims who converted to Hindu religion in Uttar Pradesh”
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post is an old picture of Muslims chanting anti-terrorist and anti-Pakistan slogans at Tablighi Jamaat Mosque in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Expressing their anguish over the Uri terrorist attack, …
“Video of Muslim friends trapping Hindu girls in the name of birthday parties”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post is a scripted one. This video was created intentionally to create awareness among girls. This scripted video did not portray the boys as Muslims
“Video of a Muslim beating a monkey to death”
FACTLY says: The video is from a 2017 incident when a person named Pawan Bangar was seen brutally beating a monkey to death for straying into his farm. Action was taken against the person under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
“Photo showing Mulayam Singh Yadav’s mistreatment of Hindu saints in UP”
FACTLY says: The photo has nothing to do with Mulayam Singh Yadav or Uttar Pradesh. The photo is from a 2009 police raid in Asaram Bapu’s Ashram in Gujarat. More than 200 supporters of Asaram Bapu were arrested on charges of attempt…
“Photo of Supriya Sule offering Quran prayers before inaugurating a Sahitya Sammelan event in Maharashtra”
FACTLY says: This photo was shot recently when NCP leader Supriya Sule attended the wedding ceremony of Sameer Shamim Khan, son of her party colleague Shamim Khan. This photo was not taken during the Sahitya Sammelan event in Mahara…