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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.
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