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Fact Check: Scripted video of biker harassing an elderly, handicapped man circulated with communal claims
A video depicting a biker harassing an elderly, handicapped, bearded man—kicking his tricycle and pulling his skull cap—has been circulated as a religious hate crime against a Muslim man in Jharkhand. However, our investigation revealed that the video was scripted, and all individuals involved belonged to the same community (Muslim).
Fact Check: Old Video of Burning Buses in Safed Misattributed to Yemeni Attack on Israel
A video showing numerous buses engulfed in flames has been widely shared, with claims that it depicts a fire in Tel Aviv caused by Yemeni drone attacks. However, this footage is actually from June 2022, when eighteen buses were destroyed in the northern city of Safed. Reports indicate that the
Fact Check: BNP Leader’s Son Assaults Elderly Man in Bangladesh, Video Misrepresented as Attack on Minorities in India
A video circulating online depicts the assault and humiliation of an elderly bearded man and has been misleadingly presented as a religion-based hate crime targeting a Muslim individual in India. However, D-Intent Data has found that the viral video was from Bangladesh and shows an assault over political issues. Sharing
Aurangabad, Bihar — Four Killed Over Parking Dispute, Propagandists Circulate Communal Claims: Fact-Check
Sensitive images are making the rounds, alleging that four Muslim men were killed by a Hindu mob in an act of religious hate crime in Aurangabad, Bihar. Verified accounts on twitter, including @AsianDigest tweeted “Trigger warning: Bihar india, 4 Muslim men were lynched to death by a hindu mob, they
