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The Pakistani national flag was hoisted on Westminster Abbey in London during the holy week of Easter in a sign of London’s takeover by Islam.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Westminster Abbey flew Pakistan’s flag on 22 March 2024, when a Pakistani High Commission representative attended Evensong ahead of Pakistan Day on 23 March. The review says this followed the Abbey’s Commonwealth tradition and was before Holy Week, which began on 24 March.
ৰাজস্থানৰ ছিৰোহী গাঁৱত পিপলেশ্বৰ মহাদেৱৰ মন্দিৰত ৰাতি নাহৰফুটুকীৰ এটা পৰিয়াল আহি পুৰোহিতৰ ওচৰত শুই থকা দেখা গৈছে এই ভিডিঅ'টোত।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
The review says the footage is not from Rajasthan but from South Africa, where it shows an overnight stay with cheetahs at the Cheetah Experience breeding centre. It traces the longer version to a video posted in 2019 and cites related reporting identifying the footage as South African.
The viral video shows an Easter procession in the United Arab Emirates.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY traced the footage to a longer video of the procession of Jesús Nazareno de la Merced in Antigua, Guatemala. It also notes that a Guatemalan flag is visible in the viral footage.
What do they do to make milk halal? They bathe in the milk and distribute it to Hin
Publisher’s rating: False
മുസ്ലീം വിഭാഗത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ചിടത്തോളം അവർ ആർക്കെങ്കിലും എതിരൊന്നുമല്ല. എല്ലാത്തിലും കുറച്ചു വർഗീയവാദികൾ ഒക്കെയുണ്ട് എന്നാൽ മുസ്ലിം ജനവിഭാഗം ആകെ വർഗീയവാദികളാ - കെകെ ശൈലജ ടീച്ചര്
Publisher’s rating: ALTERED
Um post no X viralizou com a seguinte mensagem: “Fala do Padre de Ouro Preto…. Na sexta-feira Santa, correndo o mundo! Repassando!”. O vídeo anexado aparentemente retrata um padre proferindo uma mensagem de cunho político, onde compara o povo brasileiro a Jesus Cristo e diz que “assim como mataram Jesus de Nazaré e o colocaram em meio a dois ladrões, nós vemos também, não somente jesus crucificado, mas o nosso povo brasileiro crucificado. Mas não entre dois ladrões, mas entre o Senado e o Congresso Nacional”. O padre continua dizendo que “como temos os algozes de Jesus Cristo, temos o algoz do povo na imagem do presidente”.
Publisher’s rating: Enganoso
मुस्लिम आदमी ने फेका राम जी का झंडा।
Publisher’s rating: False. वायरल वीडियो का असलियत से कोई संबंध नहीं है। वीडियो स्क्रिप्टेड है।
"#عاجل : اللجنة العليا للإفتاء في ليبيا تعلن رمضان السنة هذه 28 يوم وأنه يوم الثلاثاء أول ايام العيد ويجب صيام يوم واحد بعد العيد لـ اكتمال رمضان 29 يوم
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review says the Fatwa Committee’s statement was conditional: if the Shawwal crescent were sighted on Monday, Tuesday would be Eid and an additional day of fasting would be needed. It says the statement did not announce Tuesday as Eid; the review also reports that astronomical calculations pointed to Wednesday, April 10, 2024, as Eid in Libya.
Bangladeshi religious body is offering money for converting Hindu women to Islam.
Publisher’s rating: False
1893లో చికాగోలో జరిగిన ప్రపంచ సర్వమత సమ్మేళన మహాసభలో స్వామి వివేకానంద ప్రసంగం దృశ్యాలను చూపిస్తున్న వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
బంగ్లాదేశ్ జమియత్ అహ్ల్-అల్-హదీత్ హిందూ అమ్మాయిని మతం మారిస్తే బహుమతిగా డబ్బు ఇస్తామంటూ పేర్కొన్న సర్కులర్.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
திமுக ஆட்சியில் இன்று சென்னை அருகே உள்ள முடிச்சூர் வரதராஜபுரம் ஆஞ்சநேயர் கோவில் இடிக்கப்பட்டது என்று கூறி ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
पश्चिम बंगाल के कोलकाता में सड़क पर इफ्तार पार्टी का आयोजन किया गया।
Publisher’s rating: false. वायरल वीडियो कर्नाटक का है कोलकाता का नहीं। जब मंगलौर में सड़क पर इफ्तार पार्टी का आयोजन हुआ था।
Video shows an Iftar party held on a road in Kolkata, West Bengal
Publisher’s rating: False. The viral video shows an iftar party held on a road in Mangalore in Karnataka not in Kolkata.
Video depicting an iftar party held on a road in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video shows an iftar party held on a road in Mangaluru, Karnataka, not Kolkata. The review says the event took place on 30 March 2024.
*Iftar at JNU hostel* Do they have Navratri Falahar or other such Bhandara etc? No. It’s communal & regressive…..!!!
Publisher’s rating: misleading
دانسته ها و ابهامات درباره پروژه مسجد پارک قیطریه
Publisher’s rating: بدیهیست در هر منطقهای بر حسب عوامل بسیاری، تراکم و سرانه مساجد متفاوت است. اما حداقل میبینید که بخشهایی از مرکز شهر یا نقاط مهم شهر را میتوان انتخاب کرد که با مساحت مشابه محله قیطریه، جمعیت بیشتر و سرانه مسجد کمتری دارند. چنین وضعیتی، اولویت ساخت مسجد در محله قیطریه را زیر سوال میبرد.







