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Remembering the ritualistic human sacrifice in front of CERN's Shiva, the Lord of Destruction statue...
Publisher’s rating: fake
The viral video shows the world’s largest Ganapati idol being built in Chennai for Ganesh Chaturthi 2025.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review reports that the video is AI-generated, citing a watermark linked to an account that describes itself as specializing in AI-driven content and an AI detector’s result. It also notes that the account uploaded the same video on 23 August 2025 with the caption “Ganesh Chaturthi Special.”
தமிழ்நாட்டுக் கோவில் என்று நினைக்கிறேன். கோபுரத்தில் தமிழில் “சிவசிவ” என்பதற்கு பதில் ஏதோ ஒரு குழப்பிய குறியீடு / சின்னம் இருக்கிறது. அபாயத்தின் அடையாளம் இந்தச் சின்னம்.
Publisher’s rating: false
వినాయక మండపంలో గుండెపోటుకు గురైన పూజారిని వినాయకుడు కాపాడిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
"Mahatma Gandhi picked up the idea of Non-violence from Islam" -Shri Rahul Gandhi ji
Publisher’s rating: misleading
The video shows a Muslim house help named Sakeena from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh urinating in a glass and spraying it on utensils in a Hindu man’s house.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the house help shown in the video was Samantra, a Hindu, not a Muslim named Sakeena. Nagina police station’s SHO confirmed she was not Muslim and said there was no communal angle to the case.
«قایق عیسی» میتواند با یکی از معجزات عیسی مسیح در کتاب مقدس مرتبط باشد.
Publisher’s rating: گمراهکننده
نقل قول منسوب به توماس کارلایل درباره امام حسین
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
When devotion meets joy! The baby elephant gifted by Guruvayur temple to Thiruchendur Murugan temple is stealing hearts as it dances to Bhajans.
Publisher’s rating: false
வெங்காயம் சாப்பிட்டவர்கள் அந்த வெங்காயம் ஜீரணமாகி வெளியேறும் வரையில் பள்ளிவாசலுக்கு வரவேண்டாம் என்று நபிகள் நாயகம் கூறியுள்ளார். மேலும் இஸ்லாமியர்கள் அசைவம், பிரியாணி, மசாலா பொருட்கள் ஆகியவற்றை சாப்பிட்டுவிட்டு தொழுகைக்கு வர வேண்டாம் என்றும் நபிகள் கூறியுள்ளார் - அரசியல் விமர்சகர் தேவபிரியா.
Publisher’s rating: misleading
2025 శ్రీ కృష్ణ జన్మాష్టమి వేడుకుల సందర్భంగా వారణాసి ఘాట్ వద్ద కోతులకు ఆహారం పెట్టిన దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Very beautiful view, food served to the monkey army on Janmashtami at Varanasi Ghat. Jai Shri Ram
Publisher’s rating: fake
வாரணாசி கிருஷ்ண ஜென்மஸ்டமி
Publisher’s rating: fake
A Hindu child in Bangladesh is being forced to recite the Kalma by cops on the orders of a local cleric, say FB posts. You can hear the ‘la ilaha’ prompt in the background. Whatever the reason, what kind of barbaric behaviour is this with such a small child?
Publisher’s rating: false
تصویر دیدار تولیت آستان قدس با مسئولین بخش زنان
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
نقلقولی از علم الهدی که در آن گفته در خواب دیدم امام زمان فرمودند برای حل مشکلات بیآبی و بیبرقی مردم باید طلاها و اموالشان را تحویل دولت بدهند.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
மாவட்ட ஆட்சியராக இருந்தாலும் சரி, மாநில அமைச்சராக இருந்தாலும் சரி, மாவட்ட SP-யாக இருந்தாலும் சரி... அனைவரும் கிறிஸ்தவ மத போதகருக்கு பிறகு தான்... இடம்: தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம்... தமிழகம் எங்கே போகிறது சிந்திப்பீர்!!
Publisher’s rating: misleading
కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వ అనుమతితో నేషనల్ జియోగ్రాఫిక్ ఛానల్ చిత్రీకరించిన ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్లోని తిరుపతి బాలాజీ ఆలయ దృశ్యాలు.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The viral video shows a Muslim mob assaulting a Hindu girl in West Bengal.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video is from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, and dates to May 2017; it shows a group assaulting two girls, not an incident in West Bengal. The review reports that the same video was shared with a false claim about Telangana as well.
The video shows a Muslim girl in West Bengal slapping a Hindu girl and forcing her into a relationship with her brother.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review identifies the video as footage from Shaheed Muktijoddha Girls’ High School in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, not West Bengal. It cites the school badge, location and surroundings, and a West Bengal Police post identifying the footage as being from Dhaka. [S1]