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Religion & belief fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about religion & belief. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

3,371 published reviews in this topic

FACTLYReligion & belief

The viral video shows police serving food to Muslim students at an Iftar gathering organised by the police in Uttar Pradesh during the Samajwadi Party’s rule under Akhilesh Yadav.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The review says the video shows an Iftar hosted by Solapur Police Commissioner Harish Baijal for Urdu school students in Solapur, Maharashtra, on 27 April 2022—not an event in Uttar Pradesh. It concludes the video has no connection to events during Akhilesh Yadav’s term as chief minister.

يوب يوبReligion & belief

نشرت حسابات وصفحات على منصة إكس ومواقع صحفية الادعاء أن السعودية أكثر دولة مسلمة ينتشر فيها الارتداد عن الإسلام لكن الادعاء ليس صحيحا

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

The review says there are no precise, reliable statistics establishing which Muslim-majority country has the most apostasy, and that no reliable research study supports the claim. It notes that cited figures from a 2012 survey and a 2014 Egyptian report are not dependable measures.