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Old Video Of Eve-Teaser Stripped And Beaten On Road Viral With False Love Jihad Angle

The video shows an incident that occurred in January 2020, with the accused identified as Pawan alias Sonu (40) of Pammi Chowk, Ambala City. The viral claim is false.

Dalit Hindu Woman Beheaded 6 Muslims For Rape And Conversion Threat? Fictional Report Viral With False Claim

While sharing this report, people on social media claimed that a Dalit Hindu girl escaped after slitting the throats of 6 Muslim youths in Varanasi who threatened her with rape and conversion. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.

Old Video Of Man Attacking His Girlfriend In Colombia Revived Linking To Love Jihad Angle

While sharing this video, people on social media claimed that the viral video is from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, where a Muslim man killed his Hindu girlfriend. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.

Old And Unrelated Videos Passes Off As Visuals Of Cyclone Biparjoy

While sharing these video people on social media claimed that the viral visuals are related to Cyclone Biparjoy. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.

Video Of Muslim Cleric Reciting Islamic Verses During Telangana Collectorate Inauguration Viral With Misleading Claims

While sharing this video, people on social media claimed that Muslim clerics recited Islamic verses during the inauguration of a new collectorate office in Karnataka. The Logical Indian fact-check team verified the viral claim.

Did A Man Climb High-Tower To Offer Namaz? Old Video From Columbia Viral With False Communal Spin

The Logical Indian fact-check team verified the claim and found it false. The video is old and belongs to Barranquilla in Colombia, where a young man lost his life after getting electrocuted while trying to get off a high-voltage tower.

Old Video Of Kerala Man Feeding Coconut To Elephant Revived With False Communal Claim

An old video that shows a child being grabbed and tossed by an elephant has gone viral across social media with a false claim that a Muslim man tried to feed meat to the elephant.

Did Muslim Animal Operators Attack Hindu Devotees At Kedarnath Dham? No, Claim Viral With False Communal Spin

The Logical Indian fact-check team verified the claim and found it false. The quarrel has no communal angle as both parties belonged to the same Hindu community.

Video Showing Nepali Wedding Ceremony Shared To Claim Indian Tribe Practising ‘Sati’ Like Ritual

The Logical Indian fact-check team verified the claim and found it false. The video belongs to the Bajhang district of Nepal and shows a traditional wedding ceremony where the bride bids farewell to her paternal home after marriage.

Old Video From Pakistan Showing Man Threatening To Kill Electricity Officer Revived As Incident From Congress Ruled Karnataka

While linking this video with the Congress government in Karnataka, people on social media claimed that a Muslim man, accused of electricity theft, threatened to kill a technician in Karnataka.

News Channel And Social Media Falsely Claim Muslims Arrested For Vandalising Hindu Idols In Bulandshahr

The accused who vandalized the religious idols at the four temples in the Bulandshahr belonged to the Hindu community and have been taken into custody, and the police are still looking for the absconding three.

Old Video From Bangladesh Viral With False Claim Of Muslims Obstructing Army Vehicles In West Bengal

The viral video was shot in Chittagong’s Hathazari in March 2021. The viral video was shot as PM Modi was visiting Bangladesh, and protests were being held across the country against his visit.

Did Man Throw Gas Cylinder On Railway Track To Cause Accident? No, Old Video Viral With False Claims

A video showing the retrieval of a ruptured gas cylinder meant for domestic use from under a train on a railway track is doing rounds on social media. While sharing the video, some internet users connected it to the recent triple train collision in Odisha and suggested it to be a larger conspiracy to cause similar accidents at multiple locations countrywide.

5 Year Old Video Of Minor Caught Placing Stones On Railway Track Viral With Fake Claim

While giving this video a communal spin, people claimed that the video was recently shot in Karnataka and alleged that people of the Muslim community use their children for train derailments. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.

Muslim Station Master Sharif Ali Fled From Spot After Train Accident? Fictional Character Added For Communal Spin

While giving Odisha train accident a communal angle, people on social media claimed that the station master of the Bahanga Bazar railway station (the nearest railway station to the accident side) is a Muslim identified as Sharif Ali and he fled the accident site.

Does This Viral Image Show Muslim Man Carrying Corpse Of Hindu Woman In Rajasthan? No, Image Viral With Fake Communal Angle

The viral image is from Egypt and shows a man carrying a mannequin. No communal angle was involved in this case. Hence, the viral claim is false.

Does This Image Show A Mosque Near The Odisha Train Accident Site? No, Viral Image Is Shared With False Communal Angle

The image shows the ISKCON temple in the vicinity of the rail accident. The white structure is not a mosque as claimed by social media users.

Does This Video Show Muslim Men Molesting A Woman? No, Viral Video Circulated With False Communal Claim

The accused in the molesting incident are not from the Muslim community as is confirmed by Gaya Police. Three persons have been arrested for the crime.

Was This Anti-Modi Hoarding Image Captured Before Rajasthan Visit? No, Viral Image Is Misleading

We found that both images do not show hoardings and graffiti posted ahead of PM Modi's Rajasthan visit. The images date back to 2019 and were shot in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal respectively.

Does This Video Show Students Being Trained To Offer Namaz? No, Viral Video Shows Rehearsal For Cultural Performance

We found that the viral video shows a rehearsal of a play and not the training of girls to offer namaz. The Baghpat police and media reports confirmed that the viral video shows a rehearsal and not a situation with a communal angle.

Does This Image Of An Acid Attack Victim Contain The Love-Jihad Angle? No, Viral Claim Is False

The image shows Resham Khan, the victim of an acid attack, at the hands of John Tomlin, who was reportedly 'emotionally unstable'. The attack was also treated as an Islamaphobic crime by police.

Does This Image Show Wrestler Being Stomped By Cop’s Boot? No, Viral Image Is From Farmers’ Protest

It does not show one of the protesting wrestlers but rather Ranjit Singh, who was arrested during the farmers' protest in 2021. The viral claim is false.

Does This Video Show Hindu Indian And Bangladeshi Women Rescued From ISIS Tents? No, Viral Video Is False

The video dates back to 2022 and shows women being rescued by YPJ forces, who were Yazidis.

Video Of DMK Leader Objecting To Bhoomi Pujan Connected Misleadingly With Congress Karnataka Win

We found that the video shows an objection raised by DMK MP S. Senthilkumar to Hindu religious practices at an even without the inclusion of other religious beliefs. The viral claim is false.

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