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Religion & belief fact checks

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

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Fact CrescendoReligion & belief

Claim: melmaruvathur adhiparasakthi siddhar peedam not commented this about seeman

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The claim concerns a social-media statement presented as coming from the Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam. It purported to say that Seeman and Bangaru Adigalar had never had any connection and urged people not to believe Seeman. Fact Crescendo reports that it contacted the Peedam office, which confirmed that the statement was fake: “ஆம், மேல்மருவத்தூர் ஆதிபராசக்தி சித்தர் பீடம் அலுவலகத்தில் நாம் பேசி, இது போலியான அறிக்கை என்று உறுதிப்படுத்தியுள்ளோம்.” The review also gives evidence that contradicts the statement’s claim of no connection: it says Seeman met Bangaru Adigalar in person in 2021. It places the viral statement in the context of Seeman expressing condolences after Bangaru Adigalar’s death and describing their relationship as father and son. The reported office confirmation and the documented meeting address the specific statement, rather than merely discussing the Peedam or Seeman generally.

FACTLYReligion & belief

The video shows the idol of Goddess Kamakhya Devi, and her face is only unveiled once every 15 years

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a circulating video said to show the idol of Goddess Kamakhya Devi at the temple in Guwahati, Assam. The accompanying post asserted that her face is covered with flowers and unveiled only once every 15 years. The review’s central finding is that the temple does not house an idol, so the video cannot show the Kamakhya Devi temple’s idol as claimed. To check the claim, the review says it searched online using relevant keywords and consulted reporting about the temple. It also describes contacting Bhupesh Sharma, secretary of the Kamakhya Devi Temple committee. Sharma refuted the claim, saying there is no idol at the temple and no tradition of unveiling the goddess’s face every 15 years. The review concludes that the idol in the video is not from the Kamakhya Devi temple in Assam. Its explanation distinguishes the temple’s actual object of worship—a Yoni-Kund—from the idol shown in the video. The supplied excerpt does not identify where that video’s idol is from, so it supports rejecting the claimed identification, not assigning the footage a different origin.

YouturnReligion & belief

அறநிலையத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் சொகுசு கார்கள் வாங்குவதற்கும், விதவிதமாக டிக்கெட் போட்டு கல்லா கட்டுவதற்குமா அறநிலையத் துறை?? மன்னார்குடி இராஜகோபால சுவாமி திருக்கோயில் கோபுரத்தின் அவலத்தை பாருங்க மக்களே!!!

Publisher’s rating: False

YouturnReligion & belief

சாகும் வரை உண்ணாவிரதம்: ஆதினம் அறிவிப்பு! தருமபுரம் ஆதினம் 24வது குருமணிகள் தம் தாயார் நினைவாக அமைத்த இலவச மருத்துவமனை கட்டடத்தை இடிக்கப்போவதாக தகவல்: முன்னோர் அமைத்த நினைவு அமைப்பை சாகும்வரை உண்ணாவிரதம் இருந்தும் காப்போம்: தருமபுரம் ஆதினம் குருமகா சந்நிதானம் ஸ்ரீலஸ்ரீ மாசிலாமணி தேசிக ஞானசம்பந்த பரமாச்சார்யார் சுவாமிகள் அறிவிப்பு.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaReligion & belief

කතෝලික පූජකයෙකු කාන්තාවන් සමඟ නර්තනයේ යෙදෙන දර්ශනයක් නොවේ!

Publisher’s rating: False

The claim concerns a video circulating in Sri Lanka that appears to show a Catholic priest dancing with women. Fact Crescendo’s investigation concluded that the person in the video was not a priest. It says it used InVID-WeVerify to locate a similar, widely shared YouTube video, then compared that footage with videos on the performer’s own YouTube channel. The review identified the performer as Brazilian actor Inácio Falcão, who also appeared in similar clothing and dances on his channel. The review says Falcão performs a character called “Papa Popó Caruaru.” It describes the character as a longstanding performance persona, not a recently created one, and lists events at which Falcão had portrayed it, including São João de Caruaru, carnivals, Holy Week events, winter festivals, local parties, Moto Fest, Christmas celebrations and private gatherings. The investigation therefore identifies the apparent priest in the video as an actor in character, rather than a Catholic cleric. Its conclusion is specifically about the person shown in the circulating footage; the excerpt does not provide a date or location for the particular dance depicted.

YouturnReligion & belief

தமிழ்நாடு பெரம்பலூரிலுள்ள கொளத்தூரில் முஸ்லிம்கள் 70 சதவீதம் இருப்பதினால் இந்துக்கள் கோயிலில் வழிபாடு நடத்தக்கூடாது எனக் கோரிக்கையை முன் வைத்தனர். அதனை திமுக அரசும் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டது. சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றம் தான் அதனை தடுத்தது. – சுதன்ஷு திரிவேதி, பாஜக எம்.பி.

Publisher’s rating: False