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.
“Claim: This Muslims praying picture not related with Delhi farmer protest”
“Muslim man disguised as a sikh person for farmers protest”
“While the Muslim population in the Hyderabad City has increased from 31% (1991 Census) to 43.45% (2011 Census), the Hindu Population has decreased from 60% (1991 Census) to 51.88% (2011 Census)”
FACTLY says: he 2011 figures mentioned in the post are related to the Hyderabad District, not GHMC (i.e. Hyderabad City). Also, the 1991 figures mentioned in the post are not correct. According to the 2011 Census, the Hindu Populati…
“Rs. 7000 crores black money has been seized from the Believers Eastern Church (Kerala) by the Enforcement department”
FACTLY says: The Income Tax department has not seized Rs. 7000 crores black money from the Believers Eastern Church (Kerala). The official press release by the IT department states – ‘unexplained cash of approximately Rs. 6 crores h…
“The Hindu Charity Department does not pay salaries. There is no income in the village. The Lord did not see either. Old age. Walking in the big temples and climbing up and down the big big steps was not possible as before. But he worries that God will starve him if he does not come. That is why there are many saints who say that even if the lord give up, they will not give up the Lord.”
“Were The PCR Records Of A Deceased Muslim Woman From Ratmalana Changed, In Order To Accommodate Her Burial”
“Miracle at Natarajar Temple – Rainy scene on the statue”
“People who eat meat on Deepavali are not Hindus. Meat shops to be closed on Diwali after BJP rule in Tamil Nadu – H. Raja”
“Vaiko has converted with his family -Mohan C Lazarus Christian Vaiko should not comment on other religions.”
“Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.”
PolitiFact says: Warnock was the youth pastor at a New York City church when the communist Cuban president spoke there in 1995. There’s no evidence Warnock was involved in arranging the speech or in welcoming Castro.
“Church bells rang in Paris and fireworks were set off in London to celebrate Joe Biden’s presidential win.”
PolitiFact says: The church bells were not related to the U.S. presidential race. Fireworks had been going off in London for several days in celebration of the British holiday Guy Fawkes Day on Nov. 5.
“Videos showing French people obstructing Muslims, who are offering their prayers”
FACTLY says: All these videos are related to a 2017 incident of Muslim prayers on streets as a protest against the closure of their prayer hall in Clichy, Paris. These have nothing to do with recent series of events which have unfol…
“Video a man attacking a Muslim woman in France following the attack in Nice”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post is an old one. In July 2020, a misogynist attacked a Muslim mother with children at a park in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan. He attacked five women including a pregnant woman with the m…
“Dogs, Muslims, and blacks are not allowed inside” was written on the outside of a snack bar in Los Angeles, USA. Hearing this, American boxer Mikey Tyson, the current world boxing champion Swedish Jack and (Imam) world kickboxing champion * Aamir Abdullah * went to the shop and prayed in the middle of the shop. Masha Allah.”
“Top 5 Rankers of NEET 2020 are Muslims”
FACTLY says: According to the NEET 2020 results released by NTA, among the top five rankers, except for the 1st rank holder, the rest are Hindus
“Sen. Chuck Schumer said Amy Coney Barrett is 'wildly out of the mainstream' because she’s Catholic and Christian”
“Amy Coney Barrett wants to end the separation of church and state.”
“During the tenure of Congress government(2004-14), posts in various departments ranging from Supreme court judges to university vice-chancellors to Indian ambassadors to secretaries in different ministries are filled up with Muslims and Christians whereas the count of Hindus in these posts is meagre and this is due to Muslim-Christian reservation”
FACTLY says: According to the Supreme Court of India and the Department of Personnel & Training, the count of Hindus appointed as Supreme court judges and IAS officers is very high compared to Muslims and Christians. Data provided i…
“Says President Donald Trump walked across Lafayette Square to a church and held a Bible upside down.”
PolitiFact says: Trump received backlash for his photo-op with a Bible in June, but one part of the criticism isn’t supported by still images and video footage: Trump held the Bible right-side up during the whole event.