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Video showing only Islamic customs being followed during an inauguration ceremony of a collectorate office in Telangana
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Claim: Different video being shared that hindus donating huge money to erumeli masjid
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Belíssima Igreja no Chile , transformada em Bar. Quem for católico , é só aguardar. Maldita esquerda.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The post claims that a church in Chile was turned into a bar, warns Catholics that more such changes may follow, and blames the political left. The review identifies the video behind the post as showing a man entering a restaurant with religious imagery and describes the circulated captions as alleging that Chile’s government was converting churches into bars or restaurants. It says the footage went viral, but rejects the claim that it depicts a church converted under Chilean government policy. To investigate, the review says it searched for records of churches in Chile converted into other establishments and found none, whether by government order or private initiative. It also examined examples of former churches used for other purposes, noting that the video’s venue was the Mayfair Market, also called Mercato Metropolitano, in the United Kingdom. The review says the building was an Anglican church, not a Catholic congregation. Its conclusion is that the video does not show a Catholic church in Chile being converted into a restaurant, and does not establish a connection to Gabriel Boric’s left-wing government.
In the name of love marriage, the Hindu girl with her Muslim partner has made his parents plead with her.
Publisher’s rating: False
කප්පම් ගැනීම බුදු දහමට විරුද්ධ නොවන බවට ඇමති ප්රසන්න රණතුංග ප්රකාශයක් කළා ද?
Publisher’s rating: Satire
The claim concerned social-media posts attributing a statement to Minister Prasanna Ranatunga that extortion was not contrary to Buddhism, followed by a purported Buddhist phrase about “sugandhan seethalang kappam.” The review describes those posts as satirical in presentation, but says some people were misled and therefore it investigated whether the minister had actually made the statement. The review says it checked whether Ranatunga had made the quoted statement and found no such statement in its examination of mainstream media. It also reports finding no corresponding item on the A5 News website or its social-media channels. Instead, it traces the satirical posts’ background to an A5 News Facebook post published on June 2, whose background was used to make them. The article does not provide the text of that earlier post, so its contents cannot be assessed from this excerpt. The minister’s media secretary told the review that Ranatunga had not made the statement and described it as insulting to both the minister and Buddhism. The review concludes that the circulating posts were fabricated in a satirical manner, citing both its own observations and the secretary’s confirmation. It separately reports that Ranatunga faced an extortion-related court case; that background does not establish that he made the alleged statement.
உத்தரபிரதேச மாநிலம் புலந்த்ஷாஹரில் 100 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலான நான்கு வெவ்வேறு கோவில்களில் 12க்கும் மேற்பட்ட வெவ்வேறு இந்து தெய்வங்களின் சிலைகள் அடையாளம் தெரியாத மர்ம நபர்களால் சேதப்படுத்தப்பட்டன. அவர்கள் நம் கலாச்சாரத்தைத் தாக்குகிறார்கள், அவர்கள் எங்கள் கோயில்களைத் தாக்குகிறார்கள். அவர்கள் எங்கள் மகள்களைத் தாக்குகிறார்கள். இதற்கிடையில், நாங்கள் பின் இருக்கையில் அமர்ந்து எங்கள் அழிவு வெளிப்படுவதைப் பார்க்க மட்டுமே அனுமதிக்கப்படுகிறார்கள், இல்லையெனில் நாங்கள் சகிப்புத்தன்மையற்றவர்கள், வகுப்புவாதம் மற்றும் பல முத்திரை குத்தப்படுவோம்!
Publisher’s rating: False
How much money comes in mosques, There is no tax on this money. Only temple money is taxed. Government gives salary and pension to clerics from the money of temples, The donation given in the mosque is used in Jihad against the Hindus. Hindu is living in casteism with closed eyes.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Visuals of elderly couple pleading with their daughter, who married a Muslim man
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY examined a video of an elderly couple pleading with their daughter. It says the footage was being shared as showing the parents of a Hindu woman who had married a Muslim man, and that the couple were urging her to return. The review’s account identifies the incident instead as taking place in Raiya village, Gujarat: the daughter of Galaba bhai Barot eloped and married her elder brother’s brother-in-law. It also says her parents had arranged a different marriage for her.
More than 12 different idols of Hindu deities were vandalized in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh across four different temples, reportedly over 100 years old, by unknown miscreants. They are attacking our culture, They they area attacking our temples, They are attacking our daughters, Meanwhile we are only allowed to seat in the backseat and watch as our destruction unfolds, or else we will be labelled as intolerant, communal and so on!
Publisher’s rating: False
M. No.393 இந்துமத சின்னம் மட்டுமே இதுவரை இருந்து வந்தது தமிழ்நாடு அரசு கெஜட்டில். இப்ப எப்படி பௌத்தமத சின்னம் வந்தது? ரொம்ப சிம்பிள்… இது சும்மா sample தான். இதற்கு அவ்வளவா எதிர்ப்பு இல்லைனா.. அடுத்து சிலுவையும் பிரையும் வைப்பானுங்க. அதன் முனடோட்டமே இந்த பௌத்த சின்னம்..
Publisher’s rating: False
A Kalyugi educated daughter bowing her father’s turban at the feet of a Jihadi.
Publisher’s rating: False
Screenshot of a Hindu temple displaying a cautionary message denying entry to certain sections of people, in Rajasthan’s Sirohi
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The post presented a screenshot of a temple wall in Sirohi, Rajasthan, as evidence that the temple barred Harijans or other sections of people from entering. FACTLY identifies the site as the Valmiki temple. Its investigation distinguishes between the screenshot’s location and the message attributed to the wall: it says the image depicts a temple in Sirohi, but that the wall did not carry a notice denying entry to any group. [S1: “The post accompanies a screenshot of a wall of a Hindu temple with a message denying entry to certain sections of people.”; “While the viral screenshot does depict a temple in Sirohi, Rajasthan, it is important to note that there is no message on the temple wall that talks about denying entry to individuals belonging to certain sections.”] The review describes searching online and finding a journalist’s post sharing an image of the temple without the alleged notice. It also reports finding an earlier post from Sirohi police: police visited the temple and shared a photograph of the wall, which the review says showed no entry-denial message. The investigation therefore treats the screenshot’s setting as real but the discriminatory wording as digitally added, rather than as a genuine temple notice. [S1: “Through internet search, we came across a tweet from a journalist who shared the original image of the temple in question, that does not contain any message denying entry to certain sections.”; “Responding to similar allegations, the Sirohi police visited the temple and shared a photograph of the wall, which does not contain any message that talks about denying entry to individuals belonging to certain sections.”; “Thus, it is certain that the viral message is added digitally.”] The review also says it found no news reports of such a practice. Its conclusion rests on the comparison between the circulating screenshot and images of the temple wall shared by the journalist and police, not on evidence that the temple itself was fictitious or located elsewhere. [S1: “Moreover, we could not find any news reports about the existence of such a practice.”; “The Valmiki temple in Sirohi, Rajasthan does not practice any form of discrimination by denying entry to any group of people.”]
Those who hate today’s Muslims also bow down before our elders.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Audio clip of Lakshmi Mittal speaking against the idea of secularism in India and endorsing the concept of state religion
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns an audio clip presented as Lakshmi Mittal speaking against secularism in India and endorsing a state religion. FACTLY’s investigation concluded that the speaker was not Mittal, and reports that his company, ArcelorMittal, confirmed this in 2019. The review also says it could find no reporting or other evidence that Mittal had made statements aligning with the clip’s ideas. [S1: “The person speaking in the audio clip is not Lakshmi Mittal.”; “we could not find any such evidence or reports supporting the claims made in the audio clip.”] To assess the attribution, the review compared the clip’s voice with other talks by Mittal. It describes a feature noticed in those talks: Mittal sometimes had difficulty pronouncing the “sh” sound in words such as “admission” and “decision.” The reviewer says the speaker in the viral clip did not appear to have that difficulty. This is presented as a voice-comparison observation, alongside—not instead of—the company’s denial. [S1: “During interviews, Mittal has occasionally faced difficulty in pronouncing the “sh” sound”; “in the viral video, the person does not appear to exhibit any difficulty in pronouncing the “sh” sound.”] The review also checked a biographical assertion in the audio: that Mittal’s grandfather was the second-largest steel manufacturer during the British era. It says there was no concrete evidence for that assertion and identifies Mittal’s father, Mohan Lal, as the person who began the family’s steel business in the 1950s. The central attribution finding, however, rests on the company’s explicit denial and the review’s voice comparison. [S1: “there is no concrete evidence to support this assertion. In fact, it was Mittal’s father, Mohan Lal, who initiated the family’s steel business in the 1950s.”]
Video of a school teacher training her female Hindu students how to recite namaz in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a video said to show a school teacher training female Hindu students to recite namaz in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. FACTLY identifies the location as Hoshiyari Devi Girls Inter College in Rathoda village, Baghpat, but reports that the clip instead shows students rehearsing a play for a cultural program. The review also says the circulating clip was edited from footage taken while a teacher prepared students for the performance. [S1: “The post shares an old video of students rehearsing a play or drama for a cultural event in the Hoshiyari Devi Girls Inter College in Rathoda village of the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. The video shows an edited video clip that was taken while the teacher was preparing students for the cultural program.”] The review describes its check of the footage: reverse image searches of video screenshots led to a photograph in an Amar Ujala article, which reported that the viral visuals were old and showed rehearsal at the same college. The college principal, Munesh Chowdary, told Amar Ujala that the video was shot in October 2022 as students rehearsed for a cultural event. [S1: “On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, a photo showing similar visuals was found in an article published by the ‘Amar Ujala’ news website on 30 May 2023.”] [S1: “Hoshiyari Devi Girls Inter College Principal Munesh Chowdary spoke to ‘Amar Ujala’ about the viral video and said that the video was shot in October 2022, while their students rehearsing a play ahead of a cultural event in the college.”] The review further reports that Baghpat Police issued a press note on 28 May 2023. According to FACTLY, police described the footage as an old rehearsal for a cultural event and specifically said it did not show students reciting namaz. This evidence addresses both the video’s provenance and the interpretation asserted in the claim. [S1: “On 28 May 2023, Baghpat Police issued a press note regarding the viral video. Baghpat Police clarified that the viral video is old and that the video shows students rehearsing a play for a cultural event in the college. The police also emphasized that the video does not show students reciting namaz”]