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"Only because it is Hindu majoritarian society, there is a religious harmony.Tell me which society in South east asian region has religious harmony .... only India.The only reason why India is having religious harmony is because of hinduism and you abuse it."
Publisher’s rating: misleading
طقوس عبادة الشيطان في جزيرة ابستين
Publisher’s rating: مولد بالذكاء الاصطناعي
29 జనవరి 2026న ఇండోనేషియా మాజీ అధ్యక్షుడు జోకో విడోడో తిరుమల శ్రీవారిని దర్శించుకున్నారు, అందుకు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
மதுரை கோரிபாளையம்_தர்கா உள்ளே சிக்கந்தர்_பாதஷா_கல்லறை உள்ளது என தமிழக சுற்றுலாத் துறை உறுதி செய்கிறது. இது 17ம் நூற்றாண்டில் கட்டப்பட்டது.
Publisher’s rating: false
ओबीसी SC ST आबादी ने अगर इन 3% धार्मिक भीखरियो को पर Muत diya तोक्या हालत होंगी 😂 which is translated as "If the OBC, SC, and ST population were to urinate on these 3% 'religious beggars,' then imagine what their condition would be"
Publisher’s rating: false
"The Tamil Nadu government provides pensions to Ulemas from its own funds (taxpayer money), without taking the money from Islamic religious institutions.
Publisher’s rating: False
The viral video shows the demolition of a 300-year-old temple in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, carried out following orders from the Uttar Pradesh government.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the video shows parts of the 300-year-old Gaurihar Temple in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, being demolished during a road-widening drive—not a temple in Uttar Pradesh. It says the UP Police fact-check team also placed the incident under Nayagaon police station in Madhya Pradesh.
The video shows Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda urging people to recite the Kalma.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The viral video shows a CRPF personnel in India offering namaz while on duty.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY traced the video to a Bangladesh Army soldier offering namaz outside the Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka. It says the soldier was deployed there while on duty, and the clip was falsely shared as showing a CRPF personnel in India.
A Hindutva extremist pops a Muslim child balloon seller's balloons as the boy helplessly cries and pleads. I mean, why?
Publisher’s rating: false
Research from related reporting says the video was filmed in Bangladesh, where the man later paid the child 1,000 taka for the balloons and urged him to go play and focus on his studies. This contradicts the claim that the clip shows a Hindutva extremist targeting the child as an act of hate.
The videos show Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan facing persecution and appealing to Indians for help and financial assistance.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports no credible evidence confirming the people or appeals shown in the videos and says its visual review and Hive AI analysis indicated they were AI-generated. It also reports that the account managing the videos requested ₹40,000 but provided no verifiable details about the alleged victims or how donations would reach them.
షిర్డీ సాయిబాబా ఆలయానికి వచ్చిన విరాళాలను ముస్లింలు తీసుకుంటున్నారు, అందుకు సంబంధించిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The viral video shows a Muslim man being beaten by Sikhs for performing Islamic ablution in the sacred sarovar of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY says the assault video is unrelated to the Golden Temple incident. It identifies the man as Suresh Rishi Jindal, who was confronted after a derogatory post about Guru Gobind Singh, and says the video predates Subhan Rangreez’s visit to the Golden Temple.
தாய்மதம் காக்க கிறிஸ்துவ மதம் மாற மறுத்து உயிர் நீத்த அரியலூர் செல்வி லாவண்யா கிறிஸ்தவ கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் ஆசை காட்டி அச்சுறுத்தி ஏமாற்றி கிறிஸ்தவராக மதம் மாறினால் சலுகை என்றெல்லாம் முயற்சித்தார்கள்! கிறிஸ்தவ கல்வி நிறுவனங்களை அரசுடமையாக்க வேண்டும். 4ம் ஆண்டு நினைவு நாள்.
Publisher’s rating: false
Viral Video of CRPF Personnel Performing Salah on Market Duty Wins Hearts
Publisher’s rating: false
Research from related reporting found that the viral video does not show a CRPF jawan in India; it shows a Bangladesh Army member praying while on duty in Dhaka. The reports say the video was shared with the exact caption in the claim, falsely identifying the soldier as CRPF personnel.
"The Tamil Nadu government provides pensions to Ulemas from its own funds (taxpayer money), without taking the money from Islamic religious institutions."
Publisher’s rating: false
A Navbharat Times postcard quotes Devkinandan Thakur as saying that Brahmins can conceive children without sexual intercourse using tantra and mantras.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral postcard is fabricated: Navbharat Times did not publish it, and it found no reports that Devkinandan Thakur made the attributed statements. The review says Navbharat Times and Thakur both clarified that the viral claim was false.
The viral video shows a school teacher in Pakistan brutally beating a Christian girl for wearing a cross.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the video shows a father assaulting his daughter in Baghdad, Iraq—not a Pakistani teacher or a religiously motivated beating. It says Iraqi coverage identified the incident and that Al-Rusafa Police arrested the father after the video went viral in October 2025.
Muslim youth running shop in the name of 'Bhole Baba' causes uproar. A shopkeeper named Arif in the Belanganj area of Agra had a sign with the name "Bhole Baba" on it. When a customer arrived at the shop to purchase goods and scanned the QR code to make a payment, a Muslim name flashed on the screen. The customer was shocked and questioned the shopkeeper about the incident. The shopkeeper became enraged and began abusing the customer. After this the customer made a video of the entire incident and lodged a complaint at the police station.
Publisher’s rating: false
مساجد در ایران؛ اماکن مذهبی یا مرکز استقرار بسیج و سازماندهی سرکوب اعتراضات
Publisher’s rating: برآوردهای فکتنامه بر اساس آمارهای رسمی بسیج مساجد و محلات کشور حکایت از آن دارد که نزدیک به ۵۰ هزار پایگاه بسیج در مساجد سراسر ایران مستقر شدهاند.