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11 vehicles and a throne made of pure gold have been gifted from America for Shri Ramlala of Ayodhya.
Publisher’s rating: false
El papa Francisco propuso estos “15 sencillos actos de caridad” en lugar del “ayuno de carne” en la Cuaresma.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the claim is false: the lists of symbolic fasts and charitable acts were not proposed by Pope Francis. It reports that the symbolic fasts appeared in a 2009 text and that the charitable acts were written by Luisa Restrepo, inspired by the pope’s 2015 Lenten message.
20 years ago, there were fewer than 1000 Muslims in Haldwani, and today, the Muslim population in Haldwani has exceeded one lakh
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the claim is false: Census data put Haldwani’s Muslim population at 80,436 in 2001 and 67,559 in 2011, not fewer than 1,000 two decades ago. It adds that recent official figures are unavailable because the 2021 Census had not been conducted.
അമേരിക്കയിൽ നിന്നും അയോധ്യ രാമ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ സംഭാവനയായി സമർപ്പിച്ച 11 വാഹനങ്ങളും ഒരു രഥവും… എല്ലാം ശുദ്ധമായ സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ചത്
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ആയോദ്ധ്യ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെ കാണിക്കവഞ്ചിയില് ഭക്തര് ധാരാളം പണി നിക്ഷേപിക്കുന്നു
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
කඳාන ප්රදේශයේ සැරිසැරූ, මරිය මව්තුමියගේ හැඩහුරුවට සමාන කාන්තාව කවුද?
Publisher’s rating: Explainer
Ces images montrent le gouvernement chinois détruire une mosquée.
Publisher’s rating: Non, la mosquée en question se trouve en Turquie. La vidéo existe en ligne depuis février 2023. D'après des médias turcs, les autorités ont dû procéder à la démolition du minaret car celui-ci a été endommagé par les séismes qui ont secoué le pays à l'époque.
This video shows the Chinese government demolishing a mosque.
Publisher’s rating: False
ನ್ಯೂಜಿಲೆಂಡ್ನ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವರು ಹಿಂದೂ ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೀಡಿಯೋ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Publisher’s rating: ತಪ್ಪು
Claim: different video shared as American NRIs donated 12 golden vehicles to Ajodhya ram temple
Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE
The review found that the video does not show a donation to Ayodhya’s Ram temple. It identifies the vehicles as belonging to the Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, and concludes that the claim is false.
Dear Hindus be very scared, this is not from Azamgarh or Aligarh…. This is from Hindu Devbhoomi Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Publisher’s rating: misleading
Sikhs reciting hymns of Lord Ram to honour both Lord Ram & Guru Nanak Dev during the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review identifies the video as a Sikh gathering organized by Akhand Kirtani Jatha in Mumbai on 2 February 2019, not footage from the Ram Temple consecration. It notes that the consecration occurred on 22 January 2024, so the video predates it.
These viral videos depict the visuals of donation boxes in Ayodhya Ram Mandir
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found that the videos predated the opening of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on 22 January 2024. It reports that one video was recorded at Sree Guruvayurappan Temple in Kerala and the other at Rajasthan’s Sanwariya Seth temple, so neither depicts donation boxes at Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
The video features New Zealand’s Home Minister, who has adopted Hinduism, performing a pooja
Publisher’s rating: FALSE