The continuous spread of false news and propaganda in India is becoming a serious social challenge for the country. Social media platforms have now become a medium to spread hatred and violence. There has been a significant increase in inflammatory content on platforms like X and Facebook. In such a situation, many fact-checking platforms like us are trying to counter fake news. A website Alt News claims to be fact-checking but the amazing thing is that the co-founder of this site, Mohammed Zubair himself, has been spreading fake news extensively. If you are even a little active on social media, then at some point in time, you must have come across his tweets in support of anti-Hindus or Jihadis. ‘Only Fact’ has caught Mohammed Zubair red-handed many times, spreading fake news in the name of a fact checker. It is also surprising that after sharing fake news, Zubair never bothered to fact-check it.
1. Did CM Dhami hold a road show after 41 laborers came out of the tunnel?
In November 2023, 41 laborers were stranded for 17 days in a tunnel under construction in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The workers were rescued after a rescue operation that lasted for several days. Immediately after this, the video of Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami doing a road show went viral. Many people claimed that after safely evacuating 41 workers from the tunnel, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami held a road show in Haldwani. Mohammed Zubair is also included among those making this claim. Zubair wrote on X, ‘This is circus’.
Fact Check: During investigation, we found that Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami had not organized a road show to celebrate the safe exit of 41 laborers from the tunnel. CM Dhami had reached Haldwani to participate in the Eja Baini Mahotsav. This program of CM Dhami was pre-planned. Amar Ujala had published news in this regard eight days before the road show.
Fact Check: Did CM Dhami hold a roadshow after exit of 41 laborers from the tunnel?https://t.co/12tQxugY19
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) November 30, 2023
2. Kashmiri Muslim youth were beaten up and their belongings thrown away in Lucknow?
In December 2023, Mohammed Zubair claimed that the administration in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, beat up Kashmiri youth and threw away their belongings.
Kashmiri vendor slapped by @Uppolice https://t.co/duxsXus7iS
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) December 17, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that Kashmiri Muslim youth were neither harassed because they were Muslims nor were they stopped from selling goods. They are simply prohibited from selling goods in no vending zones.
Claims of Lucknow Municipal Corporation Halting Kashmiri Muslim Youths’ Dry Fruit Sales Based on Identity is Unfound – click the link provided to know the complete story.https://t.co/q4XaNJV9Gx
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 18, 2023
3. The letter saying Acharya Pramod is suspended from Congress turned out to be fake
A letter went viral on social media in which it was said that Acharya Pramod has been suspended from the Congress party with immediate effect. Fake news peddler Mohammad Zubair shared the viral letter on his X handle and wrote, ‘Congress finally suspends Acharya Pramod Krishnam. Late by at least 2 years. Also sad for ANI who regularly goes to him for Anti Congress quotes.
Fact Check: Investigation revealed that the letter suspending Acharya Pramod from the Congress Party with immediate effect is fake and edited.
Viral Letter Alleging Acharya Pramod’s Suspension from Congress is Fake and Editedhttps://t.co/VDjbcRG57x
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) February 2, 2024
4. The video where stone-pelters are referred to as students in Manipur was shared.
In September 2023, a video of security forces beating and arresting students went viral on social media. At the same time, Muhammed Zubair also ran his propaganda by retweeting this matter without investigating it.
State vs the people of Manipur. https://t.co/NJYQHnUWJc
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) September 28, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that those arrested by Manipur Police were stone pelters and not students. Zubair tried to instigate people and create tension by calling the stone pelters students on social media.
मणिपुर: पत्थरबाजों को स्टूडेंट बताकर शेयर किया गया वीडियो, पढ़ें फैक्ट चेकhttps://t.co/Zfj1FDYZK7
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) September 28, 2023
5. Slogans of Pakistan Zindabad raised in PFI rally, Mohammed Zubair called these claims fake
On February 7, 2021, Abdul Alam Ansari, former president of Islamic organization PFI, had organized a rally. Slogans of Pakistan Zindabad were raised in this rally. Refuting these claims made by Dainik Bhaskar and ABP Live, Mohammed Zubair said in his report that the slogans raised in this rally were not ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ but ‘SDPI Zindabad’.
Dainik Bhakar and ABP Live revived a video from Feb 2021 and falsely reported that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan was raised in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara. The actual chant was ‘SDPI Zindabad’. The video was shot after local election. #AltNewsFactCheck | @ArchitMetahttps://t.co/cQGDUtnSfv
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) May 19, 2022
Fact Check: While investigating the claim, we came to know that according to the forensic investigation conducted by the police, people had raised slogans of Pakistan Zindabad in this PFI rally. Fact checker Mohammad Zubair tried to give a clean chit in his fact check report by claiming that Abdul Ansari raised slogans of SDPI Zindabad.
पूर्व PFI अध्यक्ष ने पाकिस्तान जिंदाबाद के नारे लगाए थे, मोहम्मद जुबैर का फैक्ट चैक रिपोर्ट भ्रामक थाhttps://t.co/NQ0bfLXXFT
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) November 25, 2022
6. Zubair spread false news related to PM Modi’s welcome in South Africa
Citing the report of ‘Daily Maverick’, fact checker Mohammed Zubair wrote, According to News report by Daily Maverick, South African Govt had sent a low ranked minister (Cabinet Minister) to welcome PM Modi at their airport, while the Chinese President Xi was personally received by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. The article says, Our PM Modi refused to get off the aircraft, Later Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched Deputy President Paul Mashatile to welcome PM Modi. Waiting for @ANI news agency to share official statement from ‘Govt Sources’.
According to News report by @dailymaverick, South African Govt had sent a low ranked minister (Cabinet Minister) to welcome PM Modi at their airport, while the Chinese President Xi was personally received by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. The article says, Our PM Modi… pic.twitter.com/UlFMiLINDb
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 23, 2023
Fact Check: In our investigation this claim turned out to be false. The investigation revealed that the South African government itself denied Daily Maverick’s report. According to them, this is just a fabricated story.
दक्षिण अफ्रीका में पीएम मोदी के स्वागत से जुड़ी खबर झूठी, फैक्ट चेकर जुबैर का दावा निकला फर्जी https://t.co/W686LoE6c1
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) August 24, 2023
7. Athlete Anju is not a member of BJP, Mohammed Zubair spread lie
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met people of the Christian community in Delhi on the occasion of Christmas. On this occasion, India’s veteran athlete Anju Bobby George was present there, she praised PM Modi profusely. Now Mohammed Zubair could not tolerate the praise of PM Modi, calling Anju Bobby George a member of the BJP, Mohammed Zubair wrote on Twitter that ANI forgot to mention that BJP member Anju George joined the party in 2019.
Fact Check: While investigating the claim, we found out that Anju George is not a BJP member. In 2019, the news of Anju joining BJP was revealed but at that time Anju had rejected this news.
एथलीट अंजू नहीं है भाजपा की सदस्य, मोहम्मद जुबैर ने फैलाया झूठhttps://t.co/Gr97aOfUuX
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 26, 2023
8. Is wearing hijab allowed in colleges in Karnataka?
In February 2022, there was an uproar over wearing hijab in a college in Karnataka. At that time, Zubair shared a video supporting hijab and told that it is written in the rule book of the college that wearing hijab is allowed in the college.
Did u not just expose yourself? U just proved that BJP or anyone don’t have problem with Burqa, they allow Burqa in rally as there is no dress code for rallies. But in school there is a dress code n everone got to follow. But nahi, aapko to religion pehle dekhna, baaki baad mei.
— Facts (@BefittingFacts) February 4, 2022
Fact Check: When we fact checked the video clip, we found that it is written in the video clip that girl students are allowed to wear a scarf of the same color as the dupatta inside the school premises. There is no mention in the college rule book of allowing the wearing of ‘hijab’ inside the college.
No, there isn’t mention of hijab in rule book of Karnataka collage https://t.co/lVyU2FeHlb
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) February 4, 2022
9. Did Smriti Irani give “knowledge” on 200 crore free vaccines when asked about inflation?
Fact checker Mohammed Zubair has shared a video of Union Minister Smriti Irani in which a woman calling herself a BJP worker asked questions on the high prices of gas cylinders. Zubair claimed that after addressing this question, Smriti ji referred to 200 crore free vaccines and the woman asking the question returned the mike while raising slogans of Modi government zindabad.
इस सवाल के बाद जवाब में स्मृति जी ने 200 करोड़ फ्री वैक्सीन का ज्ञान दिया और जिस महिला ने सवाल पूछा उन्होंने “मोदी सरकार जिंदाबाद” का नारा लगाते हुए माइक वापस कर दिया। 🤣🤣 https://t.co/UkxghQVrx7
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) November 26, 2022
Fact Check: In our investigation, Zubair’s claim was found to be fake. In the entire video, while answering the questions, Smriti Irani mentioned the Ujjwala scheme and told how people benefited from this scheme.
No, Smriti Irani did not give “Gyaan” on 200 crore free vaccines when questioned about inflationhttps://t.co/HI24qjbDTO
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) November 28, 2022
10. Did BJP MLA threaten Muslims to vote for him?
Fact checker Mohammed Zubair, while sharing a post on X wrote, BJP MLA Preetam Gowda from Hassan, Karnataka warns Muslims of not taking up any development work if they do not vote for him in the coming elections.
BJP MLA Preetam Gowda from Hassan, Karnataka warns Muslims of not taking up any development work if they do not vote for him in the coming elections. pic.twitter.com/6L3Psf0QFx
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) December 13, 2022
Fact Check: In our investigation, this claim of Zubair also turned out to be completely fake. Investigation revealed that BJP MLA Pritam Gowda said in his speech that he has always seen Muslim brothers as his brothers and will continue to do so in future also. He further said that he was cheated in the elections. If this continues again, he will not be able to help personally but will work for drainage, water and roads as it is his duty.
BJP MLA threatened Muslims to vote for him? The viral claim is fakehttps://t.co/cnvLRTS04F
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 15, 2022
11. A Kashmiri woman who spoke against the BJP government and The Kashmir Files turned out to be a Congress worker.
Mohammed Zubair had shared a video of a Kashmir Pandit woman, in which she criticizes the BJP and alleges that it has done nothing for them. The woman also says how the film The Kashmir Files did not bring the reality to the world and Vivek Agnihotri used the pain of Kashmiri Pandits to earn money.
Hello @vivekagnihotri, Here are a few Kashmiri Pandits talking about you and your movie. Also about the Govt which supported and promoted your propaganda movie. pic.twitter.com/STamc9x1oT
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) January 24, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the woman criticizing Kashmir files and BJP in the video is a Congress worker. Mohammed Zubair did not make the Congress identity of the woman public.
No, the woman in the viral video is not the voice of Kashmiri Panditshttps://t.co/3dVtmfENoy
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 27, 2023
12. Did Hindus beat up a Muslim youth in Madhya Pradesh?
Mohammed Zubair while sharing a viral video of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh wrote, Video from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Golu Gurjar and his friends are seen thrashing Mohsin with slippers and forcing him to lick his feet while abusing him.
Video from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Golu Gurjar and his friends are seen thrashing Mohsin with slippers and forcing him to lick his feet while abusing him.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) July 8, 2023
C’C : @ChouhanShivraj @drnarottammisra @DGP_MP pic.twitter.com/59yvnu9Lk6
Fact Check: Investigation revealed that there is no communal angle in this incident. Actually, there was already a dispute going on between the victim and the accused due to which Golu Gurjar and his friend Mohsin were beaten.
There is no communal angle to viral video from MP showing Golu Gurjar thrashing and forcing Mohsin to lick his feet in running carhttps://t.co/sBmnX8Myyg
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) July 9, 2023
13. Nuh Violence: Pappu Qureshi is a Congress worker, not BJP! Fact checker Zubair spread fake news
After the Nuh violence in Haryana, a video went viral on social media. In this video, a person is seen blaming cow protector Bittu Bajrangi for the Nuh violence. Along with this, he has been calling himself a supporter and worker of BJP for the last ten years. Instead of doing fact checking in this matter, Zubair tried to call this youth a BJP member.
How Congress is using its Muslim party workers to give interviews as BJP workers and blame Bajrang Dal for violence.
— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) August 9, 2023
Zubair’s friend @meerfaisal01 then spreads this Lie.
You won’t see Fact Check by @zoo_bear @AltNews of this propaganda. pic.twitter.com/zhVsJHSXvQ
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that Pappu Qureshi left BJP in 2019 and, in a Facebook live video on July 29, 2023, declared himself a strong supporter of the Congress party. Beside, he also has an old enmity with Bittu Bajrangi.
Nuh Violence: Pappu Qureshi Identified as Congress Worker not BJP Worker Amid Extremist Claims, Alt News Zubair Circulates Misinformationhttps://t.co/c3OFS7jrBZ
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) August 10, 2023
14. Is India the fourth largest donor to the UN Democracy Fund?
Mohammed Zubair claimed that India is one of the top four countries donating to the UN Democracy Fund. It runs various NGOs and organizations most of which are linked to George Soros.
India fourth highest donor to UN Democracy Fund, which funds at least 68 projects worldwide linked to “rich old opinionated dangerous” man George Soros’s Open Society Foundation. pic.twitter.com/qGanzynWWn
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) April 11, 2023
Investigation revealed that the claim made by Zubair is misleading. Zubair selectively cited Indian Express reports and data to show that India is the largest contributor to the UN Democracy Fund, despite anti-Soros views. But the reality is that these figures are from 2002 to 2012. After BJP came to power, India has donated very less to the UN Democracy Fund.
UN Democracy Fund data selectively shared by Zubair to show India is the largest donor of ithttps://t.co/p94rHnxrBT
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) April 12, 2023
15. Did Israeli Defense Force attack Gaza hospital with rocket?
There was a rocket attack on Gaza’s Ahli Arab City Hospital on October 17. 500 people were claimed dead. After this attack, Mohammad Zubair started blaming Israel for the attack on the hospital.
Fact Check: In our investigation, we found that the hospital in Gaza was not attacked by Israel, but by Islamic Jihad, a terrorist organization associated with Hamas.
Mohammad Zubair’s Attempt to Blame IDF for Al-Ahli Hospital Attack – Full Report Inside!https://t.co/zXXH4pBOLx
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) October 24, 2023
16. Did the BJP appoint Sanjay Singh as the President of WFI?
On the appointment of Sanjay Singh, a close associate of the former president of the Indian Wrestling Federation, Brijbhushan Singh, as the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mohammed Zubair wrote, 60+ crore Indian Women insulted by BJP by appointing Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s close Aid as the new president of Wrestling Federation of India.
Tweet like BJP: 60+ crore Indian Women insulted by BJP by appointing Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s close Aid as the new president of Wrestling Federation of India. https://t.co/8ueODlMCJW
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) December 21, 2023
Fact Check: In our investigation, this claim of Zubair turned out to be misleading. Investigation revealed that there is a difference between being appointed and being elected. No political party appoints the President of WFI. The President of WFI is elected through voting.
Zubair’s Misleading Claim: Sanjay Singh Was Not Appointed, But Was Elected as New WFI Presidenthttps://t.co/Rzda5OXSb6
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 22, 2023
17. Did Pradhan stop the wedding procession of a Dalit youth in Bulandshahr, UP?
In December 2023, a case of village head stopping the wedding procession of a Dalit youth came to light in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. It was claimed that when the procession of a Dalit girl came to Bulandshahr, village head Yogendra Sharma blocked the way for the procession by parking his car on the road in front of the house. When people protested, he took out his pistol. The video of this incident went viral. While reposting this matter, Zubair also washed his hands in the flowing river.
Fact Check: During our investigation, we came to know that the claim of village head stopping the marriage procession of the Dalit youth is misleading. There was a dispute between both the parties regarding the removal of the vehicle.
सोशल मीडिया में कई लोग दावा कर रहे हैं कि यूपी के बुलंदशहर में दलित समाज की बारात को रोका गया। इस दावे को ऑल्ट न्यूज के को-फाउंडर मोहम्मद जुबैर ने भी शेयर किया है हालाँकि पड़ताल में पता चलता है कि यह दावा गलत है। https://t.co/QlnQx8WzpF
— Only Fact Hindi (@onlyfacthindi) December 9, 2023
18. Was the national symbol replaced with the photo of Lord Dhanvantari in the NMC logo?
Communist Party of India member Thomas Isaac tweeted, ‘Yesterday I tweeted about Kerala being threatened by Centre to change the name of Family Health Centers to Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. Today worse news – National Medical Commission has replaced the Asoka emblem by the image of Hindu God Dhanvantri. Bigots of the first order! Mohammad Zubair also retweeted Thomas Isaac’s tweet without fact checking.
Fact Check: Investigation revealed that no significant changes have been made in the NMC logo. Dhanvantari’s picture was already in the logo. But that picture was black and white, now it has been colored. The name Bharat has been added in place of India.
NMC Logo Clarification: No Ashoka Emblem Substitution, Minor Update Highlights Colored Depiction of God Dhanvantari from Black-and-White Versionhttps://t.co/LU4BaDbUnp
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 1, 2023
19. Did PM Modi promise to provide two crore jobs every year?
It is often claimed in Indian politics that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to provide two crore jobs every year. Mohammed Zubair also posted on X regarding this matter and wrote, In 2014 they said 2 crore jobs. Why are they cheating the youth like this? If someone cheats we can’t forgive them.
In 2014 they said 2 crore jobs. Why are they cheating the youth like this? If someone cheats we can’t forgive them. https://t.co/0AqN7qOnPd
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 6, 2018
Fact Check: Investigation reveals that Congress had promised to provide ‘one crore jobs every year’ in its manifesto during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. On 21 November 2013, Modi, the then CM of Gujarat and BJP’s PM contender, had a rally in Agra. In his speech he had raised questions about the promise of Congress.
2 crore jobs every year promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Fact Check https://t.co/RqnVEsQByT via
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) July 31, 2022
20. Did Modi promise to deposit Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts?
Mohammed Zubair wrote on X, Modi promised he will bring black money. It’s been 4 years. Forget distributing 15 Lakh to everyone, Do you still believe Modi will ever bring a Rupee back by 2019?
Modi promised he will bring black money. It’s been 4 years. Forget distributing 15 Lakh to everyone, Do you still believe Modi will ever bring a Rupee back by 2019? https://t.co/BoRnURms3s
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) June 28, 2018
Fact Check: Our investigation reveals that PM Modi had not made any such promise, the said amount in one of his speeches is a reference to the amount of black money stashed abroad and not the election promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in every account. Even in the 2014 election manifesto on the official website of BJP, there is no mention of the promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh each in the account of every Indian.
Out on bail, Lalu Prasad Yadav made a false claim that PM Modi promised to give 15 lakhs to every Indianhttps://t.co/GCA9tmCsae
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) September 1, 2023
21. The claim of Hindu children beating a Muslim child in a Muzaffarnagar school turned out to be misleading.
In August 2023, a video of a teacher making Hindu children beat a Muslim child in a school in Muzaffarnagar went viral. Mohammad Zubair also gave it a communal color by posting the video of child’s beating on X.
Fact Check: During our investigation, we found that the allegation of Hindu children beating a Muslim child is FALSE. While the manner in which the teacher punished the student in the viral video was undoubtedly improper, it did not constitute discrimination based on religion, as Muslim students were also among those involved in slapping the child.
Claims of making Hindu children thrashing Muslim child in Muzaffarnagar school is misleadinghttps://t.co/M9BvhaLJol
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) August 26, 2023
22. Did BJP make an alliance with SDPI in the Karnataka Gram Panchayat elections?
Gram Panchayat elections were held in Karnataka in August 2023. At that time, BJP supported an SDPI candidate. Due to this SDPI’s Ismail won the election. Zubair posted this news on X calling it an alliance between BJP and SDPI.
Fact Check: In our investigation this claim turned out to be false. Investigation revealed that BJP didn’t ally with the SDPI, but two BJP members cross voted against the party line. Also, the Karnataka State Election Commission instructed candidates in the panchayat elections to avoid using party symbols or labels.
Fact Check- BJP is not in coalition with SDPI in Karnataka Panchayat Electionshttps://t.co/xErwSGnPZy
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) August 12, 2023
23. Did Hindus cut the beard of a Muslim man in Ghaziabad?
Mohammed Zubair shared a video on X and wrote, An elderly Man, Sufi Abdul Samad Saifi was attacked by five goons in Loni, Ghaziabad. he was threatened at the gun point, beaten, assaulted and they forcefully chopped off his beard.
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the viral video claiming communal attack on an elderly Muslim man is old, which is from June 2021. There is no communal angle in this. People from his own community were involved in beating up Abdul Samad and cutting his beard.
24. Did Jay Shah insult the Indian Flag?
While sharing the video of the match between India and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022, Zubair accused Jay Shah of insulting the tricolor.
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that Jay Shah had not insulted the tricolor. According to the rules, ICC members cannot be supporters of any particular country, due to these reasons Jay Shah refused to take the tricolor in his hand at that time. He was representing ACC while maintaining the dignity of his post.
25. Did a Muslim man cremate a Hindu youth?
During the Corona period, a picture went viral on social media, in which a person is putting some resin into a burning pyre. Along with the picture, it was claimed that after the death of the young man due to Corona, his family members did not come forward, after which a Muslim man performed his last rites. Zubair also retweeted it.
Fact Check: During the investigation, this claim was found to be fake. Investigation revealed that after the death of the young man, his family was present at the funeral. The young man’s brother had cremated the body.
26. Mohammad Zubair shared an edited video, claiming it to be from the Nuh violence.
While sharing a video related to Nuh violence, Mohammed Zubair wrote, Here is one more video of Bajrang Dal ‘activists’ with guns. Are they being identified?
Here is one more video of Bajrang Dal ‘activists’ with guns. Are they being identified?
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 2, 2023
C’C: @police_haryana, @nuhpolice @Rao_InderjitS @Dchautala @anilvijminister @mlkhattar @cmohry pic.twitter.com/nUTeUBSFIE
Fact Check: Our investigation found this claim to be misleading. Zubair shared a video that edited out the part where the Muslim community attacked police and Hindus during a Hindu procession. The edited part only shows unidentified persons being escorted by a gunner in self-defense to protect his life.
हरियाणा हिंसा : मोहम्मद ज़ुबैर और अन्य चरमपंथियों ने एडिटेड वीडियो साझा कर राज्य में शांति बिगाड़ने की साज़िश रचीhttps://t.co/hLNjIcvcSK
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) August 3, 2023
27. Was Shiv temple not attacked during Nuh violence?
During the Nuh violence, a video of a priest’s interview surfaced on social media. In this video, the journalist asked the priest that there was stone pelting from all sides, in response the priest said that nothing like that happened inside the temple, whatever happened happened outside the temple, there was some noise, the atmosphere was bad. Mohammad Zubair tried to show by sharing this video that there was no attack on the temple.
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the Nalhar Shiv temple of Nuh was attacked by radicalists. These radicalists also pelted stones and fired bullets. The video shared by Zubair is incomplete and edited.
28. Zubair shared an old video of arson in Solapur
During the Corona period, on April 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the countrymen to switch off their house lights for some time and light a lamp, candle, or mobile flashlight. At that time, taking a dig at Modi, Zubair shared the news of the fire in Solapur due to a lamp.
Fact Check: During our investigation, the actual video of the arson was found on ABP Manjha YouTube channel, according to which this incident took place on 3 February 2020. According to this report, the fire broke out in dry bushes near the airport of Solapur.
29. Zubair shared an edited picture of Mohan Bhagwat and Mahant Nitya Gopaldas.
Zubair tweeted the news of Ram Mandir Trust chief Mahant Nitya Gopaldas being COVID positive along with pictures of the inauguration of the temple and wrote, Ram Mandir Trust chief Mahant Nitya Gopaldas who was present on last week ceremony tests positive for Corona Virus.
Ram Mandir Trust chief Mahant Nitya Gopaldas who was present on last week ceremony tests positive for Corona Virus. pic.twitter.com/XmHuWouDKS
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 13, 2020
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the photo of Gopaldas sitting near Mohan Bhagwat is edited.
30. BJP workers caught stealing EVMs?
Mohammed Zubair shared a post from his parody account claiming that BJP workers were caught stealing EVMs during Delhi elections.
Fact Check: During investigation, this claim of Zubair turned out to be false. Investigation revealed that the EVM which was being reported as stolen was actually a reserve EVM which was kept for use in emergency.
31. Zubair reposted the old picture of the clash between farmers and police.
During the farmers’ movement, Mohammad Zubair tried to show how farmers are being treated like terrorists in the country by reposting a picture of a clash between a farmer and the police.
Fact Check: While investigating the claim, it was found that this picture is old. This picture is from Meerut, UP, this picture was published in a report of The Hindu in the year 2013.
32. A Video from Mumbai was shared as a protest in Delhi
Zubair shared a video of a protest from his parody account and described it as a protest in Delhi.
Fact Check: During investigation, this video was found to be of Maratha Kranti Morcha in Mumbai.
33. Did Slogans of ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ were raised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad?
While sharing a video of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Zubair claimed that VHP had raised ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ slogans.
VHP Nationalists seen raising Anti National slogans ‘Hindustan Murdabad’
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 19, 2019
Nationalist anchors have promised to highlight this on prime time tomorrow if this tweet gets more than 1K RTs. @TajinderBagga ji pls help 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/ZZgnLztRJz
Fact Check: In this matter, Gonda Police itself has issued a clarification and made it clear that this video is fake and the talk of raising anti-national slogans is untrue.
— Gonda Police (@gondapolice) February 19, 2019
34. Is the viral audio of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi edited?
During the Corona period, an audio of Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad Kandhalvi had gone viral, in which he was asking Muslims not to follow social distancing and Corona rules. Delhi Police had also registered an FIR against Maulana Saad Kandhalvi on this charge. After this, Indian Express said in a report that the audio of Kandhalvi is fake. It has been created by editing. Zubair also defended Maulana Saad by sharing the Indian Express report and said that his audio has been tampered with.
Fact Check: Delhi Police refuted the matter, saying that this report of Indian Express is not only factually incorrect, but is based on completely unverified sources and completely speculative fiction.
The Indian Express report dated 9.5.20 with an article captioned: Tablighi FIR: Police probe indicates Saad audio clip was doctored – Written by Mahender Manral, is not only factually incorrect but seems to be based on wholly unverified sources and purely conjectural imagination. https://t.co/pXf6krFQ9L
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) May 9, 2020
35. UP: Dalit youth shot dead for entering temple?
Zubair posted on X and claimed that a Dalit youth was shot dead by four people when he tried to enter a temple in UP.
There is no outrage by News Channels and Anchors because the accused are not from Minority community. https://t.co/FakcGNSM1d
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) June 9, 2020
Fact Check: Police said that there is no caste angle in this incident. There is video evidence that Dalits have been using village temples for decades. There was some personal dispute between Vikas and Horam regarding some money of the victim’s family.
36. Did Yediyurappa celebrate Tipu Jayanti?
While sharing a picture of BJP leader Yediyurappa on his parody account, Zubair claimed, ‘Those who used to celebrate Tipu Jayanti when they were in power, are now opposing it.’
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that this picture of Yediyurappa is not of Tipu Jayanti, but of the Karnataka Janta Paksha Minority Conference in Bengaluru in 2013.
37. The bridge built at a cost of Rs 263 crore in Bihar collapsed a month after its inauguration?
Zubair claimed in a post, ‘A bridge built at a cost of Rs 263 crore in Bihar collapsed a month after its inauguration.’
Fact Check: Upon investigation we came to know that Zubair falsely claimed that a newly constructed bridge, which cost 263 crore rupees, had collapsed. He shared an image of a different bridge which was 2 Km away from newly constructed bridge on Gandak River.
मीडिया में सत्तर घाट पुल के क्षतिग्रस्त होने की झूठी खबर चल रही है। इस मामले में सही तथ्य निम्नवत है।@RCD_Bihar@amritlalmeena89 pic.twitter.com/XAvy5sVfOp
— IPRD Bihar (@IPRD_Bihar) July 16, 2020
38. Zubair spread lies in defense of Raghuram Rajan
Times Now editor Rahul Shivshankar cited a report by former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan which talked about Islamic banking. Whereas Zubair claimed that this report was not of Raghuram Rajan but of Dr. C Rangarajan.
Fact Check: When the claim was investigated, Zubair’s claim was found to be false. The investigation revealed that in August 2007, the Planning Commission of India constituted a high-level committee on financial sector reforms under the chairmanship of Raghuram Rajan, who at the time served as a professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. In the year 2008, the committee presented its report titled ‘A Hundred Small Steps’ which puts forward the suggestion of interest free banking as certain faith doesn’t use interest based financial services.
39. Did the RSS worker punch the hotel cashier for refusing to give free biryani?
While posting on X, Zubair wrote, Here are a few pics of our RSS Karyakarta who punched hotel cashier for denying Free Biryani.
Denied free Biriyani, DMK youth wing secretary Yuvaraj Thalabathy (RSS Karyakarta according to his FB Bio), assault restaurant staff in Chennai.https://t.co/UmwubLW6iE
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 1, 2018
Fact Check: Upon investigation, we found out that the person who punched the cashier for refusing to give free biryani was not an RSS but a DMK worker. After this incident, DMK issued an official letter and suspended Yuvraj from the party.
40. Zubair misleadingly shared the picture of the clash between farmers and police personnel.
During the farmers’ movement, Zubair shared a picture of a clash between a farmer and police personnel and wrote, The Slogan has changed on Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, Lad Jawan Mar Kisaan.
The Slogan has changed on #LalBahadurShastriJayanti
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) October 2, 2018
Lad Jawan Mar Kisaan 🙁 pic.twitter.com/1Fe8QSLarD
Fact Check: Investigation revealed that the photo shared by Zubair of the police beating up a lone farmer is misleading. The truth is that there are many people in the whole picture who are attacking the police.
This guy claims to be a fact checker. All he does is share misleading pics for agenda. Biggest Fake News peddlers.
— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) April 13, 2020
Here’s the truth. The old man with few others attacked, police was just defending themselves. https://t.co/NUEsV25yQ8 pic.twitter.com/Sh7OGxS833
Is Mohammed Zubair, the flag bearer of communal harmony?
On January 26 this year, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin honored Zubair with the Communal Harmony Award. But does Zubair really deserve this honor? What role he plays in creating communal harmony in society should also be investigated.
In 2022 Nupur Sharma had come to take part in a debate on Times Now regarding the Gyanvapi ‘Masjid’. During the debate she said that people are constantly making fun of the Hindu faith. If this is the case then she can also make fun of other religions. For this she can mention Islamic beliefs. The edited video clip of their debate was shared by Mohammed Zubair on his ex (formerly Twitter). In fact, after the claim of Shivling in Gyanvapi, Hindu society started being mocked on social media by calling mixer machine, breaker on footpath, fountain, litchi, male’s private part as Shivling but the flag bearer of communal harmony Mohammed Zubair remained silent while when Nupur Sharma responded, Zubair shared the edited video of Nupur Sharma.
Mocking it, b’coz they know they can. pic.twitter.com/sjdODo45CG
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) May 17, 2022
Along with this, Zubair forced the heads of states of Islamic countries to take a stand against India by adopting the ‘principle of Ummah’. Zubair continuously tagged the heads of states of Islamic countries in his edited videos due to which the Nupur Sharma controversy gained so much momentum that Arab countries summoned the ambassadors of India and registered their protest. After this, Bharatiya Janata Party suspended Nupur Sharma from the primary membership of the party till the completion of the investigation.
Zubair’s actions led to violence in many parts of the country. Also, Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Veterinary Chemist Umesh Prahlad Rao Kolhe in Amravati, Maharashtra, Praveen Nettaru in South Kannada, Karnataka were killed by Muslims. Apart from this, Prateek Pawar was attacked with a sword in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, Mukesh Tiwari was beaten in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Ayush Jadam was also attacked in Agar, Madhya Pradesh. People from the Muslim community were also arrested for threatening to kill a businessman in Surat, Gujarat. There is a long list of such cases. After which there was a situation of tension in many states.
It is also surprising that Mohammad Zubair himself has made objectionable comments against the Hindu community. Sharing multiple screenshots of Zubair’s Facebook post, an X handle, ‘Hawk Eye’, wrote, Its easy to make fun of other’s god, religion, culture & scriptures, because there is no consequences. Ironically its coming from same person who triggered an event that took entire nation on ransom, and the violent mayhem is still on.. Ever tried this for own …?
Its easy to make fun of other’s god, religion, culture & scriptures, because there is no consequences.
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) June 13, 2022
Ironically its coming from same person who triggered an event that took entire nation on ransom, and the violent mayhem is still on..
Ever tried this for own …?👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/dV7dDWTSAR
Take a look at Hιnduphobιc posts done by @zoo_bear co-founder of @AltNews, all these posts hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus and this is just an iota of his thoughts(Which he forgot to delete).
— Mikku 🐼 (@effucktivehumor) June 14, 2022
Don’t forget that he is the man who instigated bIαsphemy charges on Nupur. pic.twitter.com/5I6XAxFxrG
After being exposed for his Hinduphobic posts, Zubair immediately closed his Facebook account. Also, Zubair had deleted 28 posts from his X account.
Since the H!nduphobic posts expose on 13-14Jun midnight, & confessed by related FB page deletion, Md Zubair’s extra-noisy twitter activity slashed from an average of 44 tweets per day to -2 tweets per day.
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) June 20, 2022
He deleted 28 tweets today (20-Jun). pic.twitter.com/X9Mel1CAR6
Mohammed Zubair is a well-wisher of Umar Khalid
Mohammad Zubair is a supporter of JNU alumnus Umar Khalid. Mohammad Zubair has publicly supported Umar Khalid in several of his posts on X. Zubair has described Umar Khalid as his inspiration in a post on X.
Wish you a Happy Birthday @UmarKhalidJNU Bhai. You are an inspiration. #HappyBirthdayUmar #MorePowerToUmar pic.twitter.com/UyJscvzFo6
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 11, 2022
Yes I stood with Umar Khalid Bhai. I Will Stand with him NOW AND FOR EVER! ✊#StandWithUmarKhalid
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) December 31, 2023
Not just me, Every True Indian will stand by Umar Khalid and other activists who were framed.
Actual rioters are still protected and are free, despite their live videos during… pic.twitter.com/AogY5joVYT
But it is worth noting here that Mohammad Zubair’s inspiration, Umar Khalid, is a supporter of a terrorist. There was a terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. On December 13, 2001, five terrorists from terrorist groups named Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a terrorist attack on the country’s Parliament. In this attack, five Delhi Police personnel, a woman constable of CRPF and two security guards present in the Parliament were martyred. Later all these terrorists were killed by the security forces. Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Mohammed Afzal Guru was the mastermind of this case, on the orders of the Supreme Court of India, Afzal Guru was hanged in the Tihar Jail of Delhi on the morning of 9 February 2013.
In the year 2016, a program was organized in JNU on the death anniversary of Afzal Guru. Anti-national slogans were raised in this program in which 90 witnesses have been made in the charge sheet of about 1200 pages filed in the court by the Special Cell. The charge sheet said the 2016 incident was the result of a well-planned conspiracy during which anti-national slogans were raised.
Slogans of destruction of India were raised in this program of JNU. Umar Khalid was involved in these slogans, in a video he said that how many Afzals will you kill, Afzal will come out from every house. How many Maqbools you kill, Maqbool will emerge from every house. In another video, Umar Khalid described Kashmir as an area under Indian occupation.
It is worth noting here that like Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhatt was also a terrorist who was hanged inside Tihar Jail on 11 February 1984. Umar Khalid has also supported terrorist Burhan Wani in one of his Facebook posts. Burhan was killed in an encounter on 8 July 2016. There was a reward of Rs 10 lakh on him.
Conclusion: Our investigation reveals that Mohammad Zubair has shared many fake news over the years. Most of these fake news are against BJP-Modi. In such matters, Zubair does not keep his work but his agenda paramount. Zubair has also been continuously posting hate posts against the Hindu community.