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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The video dates back to 2022 and shows women being rescued by YPJ forces, who were Yazidis.
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.
We found that the video shows a man adamant on not paying the due amount to the Karnataka State Electricity board. As per the authorities, he had refused to pay the pending electricity bill and did not cite the government's scheme.
While sharing this video, people on social media claimed that it shows an incident from an Indian madrassa where students are being instructed on how to kill people. The Logical Indian fact check team verified the viral claim.
The Logical Indian fact-check team verified the claim and found it viral with a false communal spin, as the accused was Hindu, with a psychological issue that led to such an act. Further, the police clarified that he did not break any idol.
The viral video is shot in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and not in Karnataka. It has nothing to do with Congress or the election. The viral claim is false.
While sharing this video, people on social media claimed that it shows employees at an IT company celebrating the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections.
We found that the viral visual is more than likely the creation of artificial intelligence. US authorities and media reports have denied the claims of an attack on the Pentagon.