One hundred madrasas accredited by the NIOS will have the option to teach the Ramayan and the Gita. It is not mandatory.
Publication: religion
Logically→ Durga Puja is prohibited in West Bengal.
There was a ban on public entry ordered for Durga Puja in October 2020, but right before the puja, celebrations were allowed with strict restrictions.
Logically→ A cleric from Furfura Sharif in Bengal said that he wished 50 crore Hindus in India would die of coronavirus.
A snippet available on Twitter shows him saying this, but since the original video was taken down we cannot ascertain if this was taken out of context
Logically→ Caste-based violence has risen in Tamil Nadu, reaching its peak with a 40 per cent increase during the lockdown.
Reports show cases of atrocities against Dalits rose multifold in Tamil Nadu with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
Logically→ Hundreds died after a massacre at an Oriental Orthodox Church in Ethiopia.
Over 750 people died in a massacre at a church in Ethiopia where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Louisiana Floods Destroy Home of Christian Leader Who Says God Sends Natural Disasters to Punish Gay People’
On January 14 2021, an Imgur user shared the following screenshot of a headline (“Louisiana Floods Destroy Home of Christian Leader Who Says God Sends Natural Disasters to Punish Gay People”), in a post titled “Such dramatic way of c
Logically→ Pork extract is used to develop the COVID-19 vaccine.
Major COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers have published their ingredients in vaccine production, and none of them mention the use of pig fat in them.
Logically→ For 13 years, between 1647 and 1660, Christmas was banned in the UK.
From 1647 to 1660, Christmas was intended to be a day of fasting and modesty. During the time, the Christmas celebration was unconstitutional.
Logically→ It is illegal for women who wear a hijab to study higher education in Belgium.
Belgian universities are allowed to ban the hijab, but some universities have resisted the court ban and have not imposed a headscarf ban.
Logically→ Louis Farrakhan supports Donald Trump.
Louis Farrakhan does not support Donald Trump. His words are ironic against Trump.
Logically→ Kamala Harris said that American churches are propaganda centers for intolerant homophobic, xenophobic vitriol.
Kamala Harris has never called out American churches to be propaganda centers. She is known to be a spiritual person.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Potential U.S. Supreme Court Candidate Belong to a Group That Inspired ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?
News of United States Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death was barely a day old before national figures started to discuss her replacement, despite the opposition of those very same figures to doing so in 2016, after Antonin Scalia
Logically→ Actor Kangana Ranaut is a beef eater.
Beef used to be Kangana's favorite dish until she turned into a vegetarian and now follows veganism.
Logically→ Out of the six largest meat exporters in India, four belongs to Hindus.
The claim that four out of the largest meat exporters in India belong to Hindus is baseless.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Anti-Semitic Origins of ‘You Cannot Legislate the Poor Into Prosperity’
A quote attempting to justify largesse that has endured thanks to social media, but not without spreading disinformation about its origins. The statement has commonly been attributed online to evangelical leader Adrian Rogers, a former president of th
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Democratic Party Pass a Resolution ‘Against Christianity’?
A far-right Christian blog exaggerated the language of a Democratic National Committee resolution expressing support for people who do not practice any religion, painting it as an attack on the Christian faith itself. The post on Stream.org took issue
Hoax-Slayer→ Fact Check — Did Sharifa Alkhateeb Discuss Long Term Plans to Convert America to Islam?
A video entitled "Sharifa Alkhateeb Talks About Using Public Schools to Convert America to Islam" is currently being shared via social media. The post Fact Check — Did Sharifa Alkhateeb Discuss Long Term Plans to Convert America to Islam? appeare
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Large ‘Make the Gospel Great Again’ Billboard Put Up in Missouri?
On November 3th, 2018, just days before the United States held hotly-contested midterm elections, rumors appeared of a billboard by the side of a Missouri interstate that featured United States President Donald Trump’s face with a strange, slight
Snopes→ Did a Billboard in Missouri Show President Trump Alongside a Gospel Quote?
Some Christians expressed concern that a billboard near St. Louis seemingly equated the 45th president with Jesus Christ himself.
Snopes→ Did Methodists Bring Church Charges Against Jeff Sessions?
Hundreds of the Attorney General's fellow church-members signed a letter claiming his "zero-tolerance" immigration policy had harmed "thousands of vulnerable humans."
Truth or Fiction?→ House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction!
House Democrats Draft Bill Making Eating at Chick-fil-A a Hate Crime-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: House Democrats have introduce legislation to make eating at Chick-fil-A restaurants a hate crime. the Truth: A website that describes its content as ̶
Truth or Fiction?→ California Bill Requires Bibles to Be Registered as Assault Weapons-Fiction!
Christians in California Required to Register Bibles as Assault Weapons-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The California Legislature has advanced a bill requiring Christians to register bibles as assault weapons. The Truth: The Babylon Bee, a website that id
Hoax-Slayer→ Miracle in Egypt – Buried Children Saved By Jesus
Email forward tells the story of two Egyptian children who were buried alive by their murderous father but miraculously survived underground for fifteen days with the help of a "man wearing shiny white clothes, with bleeding wounds in his hands". The p
Truth or Fiction?→ AmazonSmile Removes Pro-Family Groups from Eligible Charities-Mostly Truth!
AmazonSmile Removes Pro-Family Groups from Eligible Charities-Mostly Truth! Summary of eRumor: AmazonSmile has removed charities identifying themselves as “pro-family” from its list of charities that are eligible to receive donations. The T
Truth or Fiction?→ Boy Scouts Lose 425,000 Members After Announcing Name Change-Truth! & Unproven!
Boy Scouts Lose 425,000 Members After Announcing Name Change-Truth! & Unproven! Summary of eRumor: After announcing it would change its name to Scouts BSA and start welcoming girls, Boy Scouts lost 425,000 members in just over a week. The Truth: Th
Truth or Fiction?→ Pope Francis Says Gun Owners Can’t Call Themselves Christians-Mostly Fiction!
Pope Francis Gun Owners Aren’t Christian, Calls to Ban All Weapons-Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Pope Francis said that gun owners and those who support gun rights can’t call themselves Christian anymore and are hypocrites. Pope Francis al
Snopes→ Did North Korea Agree to ‘Open Its Doors’ to Christianity?
A bogus story in a notorious fake news web site claimed without evidence that the country is now allowing open practice of Christianity.
Truth or Fiction?→ “Hail Satan” Appears on In-N-Out Burger Cups-Fiction!
“Hail Satan” Appears on In-N-Out Burger Cups-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A viral photo of an In-N-Out Burger cup with “hail satan” printed on the bottom has gone viral. The Truth: In-N-Out Burger cups don’t say “hail
Truth or Fiction?→ California Bill Would Ban the Bible-Disputed
California Bill Would Ban the Bible-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: A California bill banning gay conversion therapy on all citizens would essentially ban the Bible. The Truth: California Assembly Bill 2943 aims to ban the advertising or sale of gay conve
Snopes→ Did Stephen Hawking Become a Christian After a Blessing From Pope Francis?
A disreputable Facebook page engages in a time-honored ritual — the phony deathbed conversion of a prominent unbeliever.
Snopes→ Did Hundreds of Worshipers Attend an AR-15 Blessing Ceremony at a Church?
The ceremony was held by an offshoot of the notorious Unification Church.
Snopes→ Did a Gay Man ‘Turn Heterosexual’ After a Near-Death Experience?
A fake news web site used a photograph of a white nationalist to spruce up another of their fabricated stories.
Snopes→ Did an Australian Archbishop Call Pedophilia a ‘Spiritual Encounter With God’?
Fake news web sites gave a blatantly manufactured account of a statement by Archbishop Denis Hart.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Allow a Little Girl to Sit With Him During Mass?
The story is essentially true, but has picked up some embellishment along the way.
Snopes→ Did Billy Graham Warn Against Mixing Religion and Politics?
The evangelical leader said in a 1981 profile that people in his position "can't be closely identified with any particular party or person."
Snopes→ Did a Mississippi Democrat Propose a Law to Force Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments?
The implications of a bill put forward by State Representative Credell Calhoun are unclear.
Snopes→ United States Senate Candidate Favors a Woman’s Right to Cook Him Dinner?
Decrying a "non-stop feminization campaign against manhood," a GOP Senate candidate said he supports a woman’s right to "become traditional homemakers."
Snopes→ Will Health and Human Services Allow Doctors Refuse to Treat LGBTQ Patients?
The department cited a judge's December 2016 ruling that does not extend patient protections to cover gender identity.
Snopes→ Did the German Government Use a Soap Opera to ‘Brainwash’ Children to Become Muslim?
Right-wing web sites grossly misrepresented the significance and meaning of one scene from one 2006 episode.
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Church Melts Gold to Forge Statue of Donald Trump-Fiction!
Texas Church Melts Gold to Forge Statue of Donald Trump-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: First Baptist Church in Dallas has melted the golden watches, jewelry and trinkets of church members to create a golden statue of President Donald Trump. The Truth: A w