Publication: muslims
Logically→ Video from Thailand shared as ‘man being assaulted for publicly offering namaz’
Logically→ Video from China shared to falsely claim Muslim immigrant attacked a woman in Spain
Logically→ Old video from Colombia of man atop a tower shared with false communal claim
Logically→ Video of horse operators assaulting Kedarnath pilgrims shared with communal spin
Logically→ Old video from Bangladesh passed off as Muslims attacking the police in West Bengal
Logically→ Video of Telangana collector’s office inauguration shared with false communal angle
Logically→ Footage of 2022 climate activists’ protest in Paris falsely shared as people being dragged away for reading Namaz
Logically→ The woman who disrupted Eid prayers at Virginia Mosque is not Hindu
Logically→ Video of men taking respite from the heat at a Kolkata mall falsely shared with communal spin
Logically→ 64 percent of newly-appointed doctors in Assam are Muslims.
Logically→ Salman Rushdie made anti-Islam statements and warned people against Muslims.
The author clarified that he did not make any remarks against Muslims and said it was a fake quote.
Logically→ Images online show more than 80 Iranian Muslims accepted Christianity in Germany recently.
Older images of people being baptized on different occasions have been misrepresented as 80 Iranian Muslims converting to Christianity recently.
Logically→ Man accused of stabbing Delhi Police ASI Shambhu Dayal is Mohammad Anees.
The man who stabbed the police officer was identified as Anish Raj and not Mohammad Anees. Delhi Police have denied any communal angle to the incident
Logically→ Hundreds of people offered Namaz in Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A video of Iftar prayers offered at a stadium in Kazan, Russia in 2019 has been falsely linked to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Logically→ France has enacted a nationwide ban on mosques and madrasas, declaring them to be terrorist bases.
France has enacted legislation to suppress religious extremism but has not banned mosques and madrasas by labeling them terrorist bases.
Logically→ During the Hindu festival of Navratri, Muslims burned a Hindu temple in Birmingham and beat up Hindus.
West Midlands Police clarified that the fire did not break out at a temple but at a supermarket in Birmingham. The fight was over an unrelated matter.
Logically→ Naseeruddin Shah recited a poem for a video depicting violence by Muslims against Hindus.
The visuals of violence by Muslims and the suffering of Hindus have been overlaid in the clip. They were not part of the original recitation by Shah.
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi said that he was a Muslim, as were his ancestors.
A set of digitally altered images purported to be from an ABP News bulletin have been falsely attributed to Rahul Gandhi.
Logically→ Iranian security officers were supporting the anti-hijab protesters in Tabriz, Iran.
Video of Iran's pensioners' demonstration in June 2022 has been falsely attributed to the ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran.
Logically→ Sweden is building a prison for 5000 immigrants and can jail any Muslim without probable cause.
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Logically→ Muslim man kills Hindu girlfriend in Mysuru love jihad incident.
The Mysuru police clarified that the accused and the victim were both Hindus, and dismissed any communal angle in the matter.
Logically→ The Indian national flag was designed by Muslim woman Surayya Badruddin Tyabji.
Although Tyabji suggested swapping the spinning wheel with the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag, Pingali Venkkaya designed the flag.
Logically→ A Hindu woman was physically assaulted by a group of people in Pakistan.
The incident occurred over a land dispute, and both the victim and perpetrators were Muslim. It being shared with a false communal narrative.
Logically→ Several Muslims gathered to protest the appointment of a new Brahmin Collector in Alleppey, Kerala.
Muslim and other groups protested against the Collector's appointment as he was accused of killing a journalist and not because he was a Brahmin.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Justin Trudeau Say That ‘Islam is the Only Way to Improve Life in Canada’?
A recurring pattern of smear attempts against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flared up yet again in February 2020, when a Facebook user attempted to gin up a meme about him using a debunked, Islamophobic rumor: The February 8 2020 post show
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Blue Eyes Are Haram’ Disinformation
On January 1 2020, disinformation purveyors all across the internet suddenly pivoted in unison to pushing the same disinformation that has muddied English-speaking social media since at least 2015, down to the same claims, the same recycled stories, a
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Christians Being Told to Stop Saying That Jesus Is the ‘Son of God’ Because It Offends Muslims?
An April 2019 text-based status update meme on Facebook claimed (without citation, as usual) that Christians are being told to “stop calling Jesus the ‘Son of God,'” because it “offends Muslims”: White text aga
Truth or Fiction?→ Do These Photographs Accurately Contrast Birmingham in 1940 with Birmingham in 2017?
In September 2019, the following image circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms, purportedly contrasting Birmingham, England in 1940 with Birmingham, England in 2017: At the top was a black and white image of what appeared to be soldie
Truth or Fiction?→ Did North Carolina Ban Sharia Law Statewide?
On July 29 2019, frequent Facebook disinformation purveyor Joseph Rudy Rullo posted a meme (archived here) claiming that North Carolina had banned sharia law. Above a map highlighting North Carolina, the meme read: NORTH CAROLINA HAS BANNED
Truth or Fiction?→ Were 70 Christians Massacred by Muslims in March 2019?
On March 19 2019, a Facebook user shared the status update below (archived here), claiming that 70 Nigerian Christians had been massacred by Muslims one day previously: Yesterday, muslims marched into a college in Nigeria, separated out the Christian
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Muslim Men Attack a UK Serviceman on New Year’s Eve?
On January 1, 2019, British far-right activist Tommy Robinson (née Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon) shared a post with photographs of an injured man, claiming that fifteen Muslim men had seriously assaulted a British serviceman one day prior in Ba
Snopes→ Did Sweden Rename ‘Christmas’ to ‘Winter Celebration’ in Order to Avoid Offending Muslims?
The so-called "war on Christmas" seemingly hasn't ended; it just changes location from time to time.
Snopes→ China Says Camps for Muslims Lead Them to ‘Modern’ Life
A senior Chinese official described the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslims in the country’s far west as a system of training centers that saves Muslims from religious extremism by teaching them to speak Mandarin and accept modern science.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show Muslims Being Herded Into a Mobile Gas Chamber?
A truly horrifying scene, but fortunately one that was staged for cameras and not captured in real life.
Snopes→ Was a Muslim Educator Named Superintendent of Atlanta’s Schools?
A "satirical" blog's Facebook page used an actual news outlet's photo to make a stinker of an Islamophobic "joke."
Snopes→ ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ Fliers Spur Warnings, Police Investigations
Authorities in the UK say that anonymous mailings of fliers advocating violence against Muslims on 3 April 2018 have triggered a counter-terrorism investigation.
Snopes→ ‘Multicultural Beach’ Sign in Melbourne Prohibits Pork and Alcohol?
The city of Melbourne tweeted that they do not endorse the sign, noting in a droll aside that they have no beaches in their municipality.
Snopes→ Does a Video Show a Muslim Engaging in a ‘Halal Slash’?
Years-old CCTV footage that captured a stabbing in London was used to make discriminatory claims about Muslims.
Snopes→ Dutch Journalist Debunks U.S. Ambassador’s ‘Fake News’ Claim to His Face
Reporter Wouter Zwart confronted Pete Hoekstra with footage of him promoting the "no-go zone" conspiracy theory.