Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is witnessing a worrying surge in hateful content, with India and its predominantly Hindu population becoming frequent targets. Every day, derogatory posts are being directed at the Hindu community, attacking their beliefs and customs. A notable contributor to this issue is the Twitter handle ‘Crime Reports India‘ (@AsianDigest). This account consistently employs offensive terms like ‘Pajeet’ and ‘Chindu’ when referring to the Hindu community, and even goes as far as derogatorily labeling India as the ‘land of cow dung and urine.’ Disturbingly, the ‘Crime Reports India’ handle is notorious for spreading fake news.
‘Only Fact’ has been continuously fact checking the fake news spread by this handle. Let’s take a look at some of the fake news disseminated by this handle.
Fake News 1
On January 10, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a video on X and wrote, India: 12-year-old Harijan Lower Caste Hindu girl, Jamna Kumari, reportedly gang-raped by a pack of Hindu men and thrown near the jungle in Gujarat. Pajeets never accept own religious discrimination but complain of racism in West. Hindu society is worse.
India: 12-year-old Harijan Lower Caste Hindu girl, Jamna Kumari, reportedly gang-raped by a pack of Hindu men and thrown near the jungle in Gujarat.
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) January 10, 2024
Pajeets never accept own religious discrimination but complain of racism in West. Hindu society is worsehttps://t.co/khw8tYPUMy
Fact Check: During our investigation, we found that the claim that 12 year old girl was gang raped by Hindu men and thrown near the jungle in Gujarat is false. The actual incident is from Sindh, Pakistan. Unsettling events such as these demonstrate that the state of Hindu minority in Pakistan is already worse as they are in danger of being extinct. There are frequent news stories about minor Hindu girls being abducted, raped, and forced to convert.
Video of 12-Year-Old Pakistani Hindu Girl’s Sexual Assault Misattributed to Gujarat, Falsely Implicating Hindu Menhttps://t.co/vafQo1jXpS
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 10, 2024
Fake News 2
On January 10, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a video on X and wrote, This happened in Ayodhya India. Hindu Priest (Pajeet) was caught sexually assaulting a Cow.
Fact Check: During our investigation, we found that the claim of Hindu priest recently assaulted a cow in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh is misleading. The incident, in fact, dates back a year, and the accused, Brijesh Kumar Mishra, is not a priest but an individual grappling with mental illness. Apart from this, the incident is also not from Ayodhya but Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Old Viral Video Not Linked to Ayodhya, Accused Identified as Mentally ill Person, Not Priesthttps://t.co/hwBdqebl5f
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 11, 2024
Fake News 3
On January 11, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a video of two individuals roaming naked on a bike and wrote, ‘Two Hindu Jains are roaming naked on the streets on a bike.’
Fact Check: In our investigation this claim turned out to be false. Investigation revealed that this video is from Ecuador. The people riding the bikes in the video had violated the curfew, following which Ecuadorian police had to take disciplinary action by stripping them naked.
A rabid anti- hindu X handle, called Asian digest tweeted that two hindu jain roaming naked on the streets on a bike. However, the OFI has found the claim to be fake, revealing that the video is actually from Ecuador. The men on the bike in the video had violated curfew,… pic.twitter.com/1cruIi4nP1
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 11, 2024
Fake News 4
On January 7, 2024, Crime India Reports shared a video on X and wrote, Indian Hindu Tourist caught stealing by Hotel security in Indonesia. The tourists took Hotel property with them as they checked out. First they denied it. After checking their luggage all the stolen items were found on Camera.
Indian Hindu Tourist caught stealing by Hotel security in Indonesia. The tourists took Hotel property with them as they checked out. First they denied it. After checking their luggage all the stolen items were found on Camera pic.twitter.com/6zOx02bxjh #Pajeet #Maldives #Indiaout
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) January 6, 2024
Fact Check: Our investigation found this claim to be misleading. Investigation revealed that this video is four years old.
Kashif Arsalaan shared a video of Indian tourists being confronted for theft by security in Indonesia and suggested that the video is recent. However, we found that the incident is nearly 4 years old. pic.twitter.com/6i0BAXLCfA
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 8, 2024
Fake News 5
On January 9, 2024, Crime India Reports shared a video on X and wrote, People actually pay to drink Cow dung in India (Pajeet Land).
Fact Check: In our investigation this claim turned out to be false. In the original video, the person is making bhang by mixing cannabis paste in milk.
No, In The Viral Video The Person Is Not Mixing Cow Dung In Milk, But Is Mixing Cannabis In Milkhttps://t.co/66SLmPpynu
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 11, 2024
Fake News 6
On January 7, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a post on X and claimed that a Muslim Umar Qureshi held by Police for offering ‘azan’ in 250-year-old ‘mosque’ in Uttar Pradesh.
India: Muslim Umar Qureshi held by Police for offering ‘azan’ in 250-year-old ‘mosque’ in Uttar Pradesh.#Islamophobia https://t.co/SPrRm7IVDY
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) January 7, 2024
Fact Check: Our investigation found this claim to be misleading. Investigation revealed that the 250-year-old fort at which Omar Qureshi offered namaz is a disputed structure. There is a ban on offering Namaz here but Umar Qureshi tried to create communal tension by offering Namaz on the disputed structure due to which he was arrested.
Umar Qureshi Arrested in UP For Offering Prayer At 250-Year-Old ‘Disputed Structure’, Not for Prayer Itselfhttps://t.co/y790ETggfG
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 8, 2024
Fake News 7
On January 7, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a video and wrote, Muslim boy Umar Mansoori (22) was beaten by a group of Hindutva org members talking to a Hindu girl. Hindus beat him severely. Police station has registered a case against the accused under other sections including molestation.
India: Muslim boy Umar Mansoori (22) was beaten by a group of Hindutva org members talking to a Hindu girl.
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) January 7, 2024
Hindus beat him severely police station has registered a case against the accused under other sections including molestation.#Islamophobia pic.twitter.com/W99v9lrQF6
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the claim of beating a Muslim youth for hanging out with a Hindu girl is false. Actually, the Muslim youth had befriended a minor girl by pretending to be a Hindu, when the girl came to know his truth, she protested. Later a case was registered against the youth.
उज्जैन में हिंदू लड़की के साथ घूमने पर मुस्लिम युवक की पिटाई का दावा गलत हैhttps://t.co/1z1DaWC8N0
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 7, 2024
Fake News 8
On January 2, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a video and wrote, Mass Shitting arrangements in Ayodhya, India for Hindu devotee’s visiting Ram Temple. They can do it in open, sitting side by side.
India: Mass Shitting arrangements in Ayodhya India for Hindu devotee’s visiting Ram Temple. They can do it in open, sitting side by side https://t.co/jhXaDXdLyT #India
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) January 2, 2024
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the viral video of collective toilet on social media is not of the preparations for the Pran Pratishtha program of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, but this video is of the inauguration program of ‘Swarveda Mahamandir Dham’ in Varanasi.
अयोध्या में राम मंदिर में रामलला की प्राण प्रतिष्ठा कार्यक्रम की तारीख नजदीक आते ही सोशल मीडिया में मंदिर के खिलाफ दुष्प्रचार बढ़ गया है। अब एक सामूहिक शौचालय के वीडियो को कार्यक्रम की तैयारियों से जोड़ा जा रहा है जबकि यह वीडियो अयोध्या का नहीं है।https://t.co/mZ5wVV3kg5
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) January 4, 2024
Fake News 9
On January 3, 2024, Crime Reports India shared a video and wrote, In Delhi, bulldozer ran on “Mamu Bhanje Islamic Dargah” located on Rani Jhansi Road. Muslim Tomb & Mosques are on target across the country including Delhi/UP.
In Delhi bulldozer ran on “Mamu Bhanje Islamic Dargah” located on Rani Jhansi Road.
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) January 3, 2024
Muslim Tomb & Mosques are on target across the country including Delhi/UP.#Islamophobia
pic.twitter.com/5iogVJSXW1
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that due to encroachment on Rani Jhansi Road, the temple, police post and mosque have all been demolished. But the claim of only demolishing the Dargah is being shared misleadingly by Islamic fundamentalists.
इस्लामिक कट्टरपंथी हैंडल दावा कर रहे हैं कि दिल्ली में मामू-भांजा दरगाह पर बुलडोजर चला दिया गया। इसे मुसलमानों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई बताया जा रहा है जबकि पड़ताल में पता चलता है कि प्रशासन ने मंदिर से भी अतिक्रमण हटाया, साथ ही पुलिस चौकी को भी हटाया था। https://t.co/HN6vOSALm3
— Only Fact Hindi (@onlyfacthindi) January 6, 2024
Fake News 10
On December 27, 2023, Crime India Reports shared a post on X and wrote, India remains most dangerous country for women. Singer Dua Lipa was sexually harassed by some men in Jaipur Rajasthan.
India remains most dangerous country for women. Singer #DuaLipa was sexually harassed by some men in Jaipur Rajasthan #crimeagainstwomen pic.twitter.com/5xzuKGEzRG
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) December 27, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the claim of molestation of Dua Lipa is false. No such incident happened with Dua Lips in India.
ब्रिटिश गायिका दुआ लीपा की साथ जोधपुर में छेड़छाड़ का दावा गलत हैhttps://t.co/xKnRMP65EM
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 28, 2023
Fake News 11
On December 27, 2023, Crime Reports India shared a video of wedding on X and wrote, Hindu groom was so drunk. He put garland on bride’s younger sister and got thrashed.
Hindu groom was so drunk. He put garland on bride’s younger sister and got thrashed pic.twitter.com/2Ht6Pc8ovK
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) December 26, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that this video is scripted. It has nothing to do with reality. It is being spread on social media with the intention of defaming Hindus.
सोशल मीडिया पर एक वीडियो के साथ दावा है हिंदू दूल्हे ने नशे में दुल्हन की बहन को वरमाला पहना दी, इस वीडियो से हिंदू धर्म को निशाना बनाया जा रहा है। वहीं हमारी पड़ताल में पता चला कि यह वीडियो स्क्रिप्टेड है। https://t.co/LKUtmOvgpd
— Only Fact Hindi (@onlyfacthindi) December 27, 2023
Fake News 12
On December 25, 2023, Crime India Reports shared a video on X and wrote, Dalit Boy Vishnu beaten by organizers for throwing flowers in Ayodhya during Ram Temple ceremony.
Dalit Boy Vishnu beaten by organizers for throwing flowers in Ayodhya during Ram Temple ceremony pic.twitter.com/iOeDhiLK4K
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) December 25, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the claim of a Dalit boy being beaten for throwing flowers during the Ram temple ceremony in Ayodhya is false. Actually, this case is about teachers beating a student during the Geeta Jayanti celebrations in Haryana.
सोशल मीडिया में एक वीडियो के साथ दावा किया जा रहा है कि अयोध्या में राम मंदिर में एक दलित को पीटा गया हालांकि पड़ताल में पता चलता है कि यह दावा गलत है।https://t.co/PvdKIaZB2r
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) December 26, 2023
Fake News 13
On October 7, 2023, Crime Reports India shared a video on X and wrote, Christian social workers beaten by Hindu villagers.
Christian social workers beaten by Hindu villagers pic.twitter.com/BBOkiH1wKh
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) October 6, 2023
Fact Check: Our investigation found this claim to be misleading. Investigation revealed that these people were not social workers, but Christian missionaries. The accused had come to the village with the purpose of religious conversion.
Fake News 14
On August 7, 2023, Crime Reports India shared a video on X and wrote, A Harijan woman who tried to enter a Hindu Temple was beaten up mercilessly by the head priest for being a woman of lower caste.
A Harijan woman who tried to enter a Hindu Temple was beaten up mercilessly by the head priest for being a woman of lower caste.
— Crime Reports India (@AsianDigest) August 7, 2023
https://t.co/QFTFW6XU5n
Fact Check: Our investigation revealed that the priest had stopped the woman from going to the temple due to Corona guidelines. The claim of being prevented from entering temple because of low caste is false.
Old video from Darbhanga showing priest beating a woman shared with misleading caste anglehttps://t.co/862DM7tDnk
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) August 8, 2023
In our analysis, the blatant falsehoods highlighted underscore the alarming trend of social media being exploited to propagate misinformation against Hindus. The Twitter account ‘Crime Reports India’ boasts a substantial following, with over 20 thousand followers on X. Within just an hour, a single post garners a reach of 9 to 10 thousand, amplifying the dissemination of propaganda against India and Hindus. The sheer magnitude of this reach raises significant concerns, indicating a considerable number of individuals engaging with and endorsing the misleading content.