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Fact Check: Video of mob assaulting individual over child-lifting rumors circulated with false communal narrative
A disturbing video showing a mob assaulting individual is being shared with claims that it depicts Hindus attacking a Muslim man in India as part of a religious hate crime. However, this claim is misleading. The video is from February 2020 and is unrelated to any religious violence. Reports indicate
Unverified Video Of Public Hanging an Individual Falsely Circulated as Dalit Man Punished in Rajasthan: Fact-Check
According to a disturbing video that went viral, a Dalit man was punished by Hindu extremists for disobeying and disrespecting an idol at a Rajasthani temple. The video depicts a group of people openly hanging the victim. @Dewarva tweeted “This video is from which corner of the country? It is
Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh — Old Video Of a Couple Being Attacked, Resurfaced With Communal Claims: Fact-Check
The victims’ religious identities are highlighted in a disturbing and sensitive video that has gone viral, portraying the group of people beating up a couple on the street with sticks as a hate crime based on religion against a minority community. Verified accounts on twitter, including @ShaykhSulaiman tweeted “MUSLIM FAMILY BEATEN IN
Old Video Of Japanese Twitch Streamer Getting Harassed in Tokyo, Propagandists Falsely Linked to India: Fact-Check
It has been reported that a foreign female tourist was harassed in India based on a frightening video that has gone viral and shows a group of two to three people publically harassing a female in front of camera. Verified accounts on twitter, including @ShaykhSulaiman tweeted “FOREIGN FEMALE TOURIST SEXUALLY
Old Video Showing Police Beating Protestors in UP’s Saharanpur Circulated as Mira Road Riots: Fact-Check
A video purporting to show police beating the rioters involved in the #MiraRoadRiots has been circulated and shows a policeman beating a group of men in the lockup. Verified accounts on twitter, including Journalist Archana Tiwari (“@ArchanaaTiwari“) claimed that the video of the incident shows a policeman beating a group
