Fact Check Articles


Bangladesh Unrest— Video from July 11 of a fire at a market in Lakshmipur village shared with communal claims: Fact Check
A video showing smoke coming out of some shops on fire is circulating on social media. Many users and influencers are claiming that a shop owned by Rajan Chandra, a Hindu, was deliberately set on fire by radical Muslims in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, during the recent violence. However, D-Intent Data found


Fact Check: Old video of Yeti Airlines plane crash from Pokhara falsely linked to a recent plane crash at Kathmandu
According to report, at least 18 passengers, including a Yemeni national, and a child, were killed after a domestic plane with 19 people on board slipped off the runway and crashed on July 24 while trying to take off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. A video of moments


Fact Check: Video of man attacking police in Assam’s Dhing falsely linked to Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura
A video depicting an individual attacking a policeman has circulated widely on social media. Many users, influencers, and propagandists have shared the video with the claim that it shows the UP Police being attacked while trying to check the IDs of Rohingya Muslims in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. However, it has


An Uyghur Muslim beaten up by the Chinese Soldier for keeping the Qur’an in his house?
A sensitive, disturbing video has gone viral on social media platforms in which a man in uniform is seen brutally beating a half-naked man with a whip rope while another man in uniform holding a stick watches the scene. The video has gone viral with the claim that a Uyghur


Fact-Check: Viral ‘Zahra’s Blue Eyes’ TV Series Video Misrepresented with False Claims
Recently, a video of an old man with a young girl has gone viral on social media platforms with misleading claims. This viral “Zahra’s Blue Eyes” TV series video shows an old man lying in a green bushes field with a young girl. The video has spread widely with the


Fact-Check: Video Of Animal Sacrifice From Bangladesh Resurfaced as West Bengal, India
Recently, Muslims all over the world have celebrated their religious festival Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakrid, and sacrificed animals as part of the Islamic ritual of qurbani. Now, a sensitive video has gone viral on social media which shows a crowd involved in animal slaughtering in an open space