Propagandist
Harun Khan
Real Name: Harun Khan
Location:
Type of Fake News: Religion
Level of Danger: Extreme
Account status: Suspended
Fact Check Articles
Fact Check: Old unverified video of a man washing potatoes with his feet circulated with distorted claims
A video depicting an individual man washing potatoes with his feet while wearing slippers has been circulated claiming to be a recent incident from Saharanpur. However, D-Intent Data has found that the video was old and unverified and the claims are not true. The Saharanpur police have explicitly stated that
Fact Check: All the accused in the Pehlu Khan mob lynching case were acquitted without any punishment?
After the Rajasthan High Court granted bail to Mohammed Javed, one of the accused in the 2022 murder case of tailor Kanhaiyalal. Propagandists have claimed that all the accused in the Pehlu Khan mob lynching case were acquitted without punishment. However, D-Intent Data has revealed that not all of the
Fact Check: Man Drowns While Fleeing Arrest in Roorkee; Extremists Spread Communal Misinformation
A video circulating online shows an unconscious individual and falsely claims that a Muslim youth was killed by members of a Hindu organization or by the police after his identity was revealed, in Madhopur, Roorkee. However, D-Intent Data has found that these claims are untrue. Sharing the video on X
Fact Check: Old video of man being thrashed for molesting minor circulated with misleading claims
A video circulating online depicts several people assaulting a man on the road and forcing him to chant religious slogans. It has been misrepresented as a recent incident where a bearded Muslim youth was coerced into chanting “Jai Shri Ram” by a mob and subsequently beaten. However, D-Intent Data has
Fact Check: Jhansi teenager filed fake rape case to extort money, political influencers amplify the incident
Reports have emerged alleging that a teenage girl gang-raped in a moving car in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. However, D-Intent Data has found that these claims are false and fabricated. The police have clarified that the girl’s aunt, along with her cousin, fabricated the rape story to extort money by implicating
Fact Check: Teenage girl kidnapped and brutally murdered in Meerut, propagandists circulate communal claims
A Teenage girl kidnapped and brutally murdered, and her half-burnt, rotten dead body was found on the road in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Now, social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating sensitive images from the incident and making communal claims. Several users have shared the news and projected it as
