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The photos have circulated online for years prior to India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir

Published on 22 August 2019 at 11:15

Three photos have been shared in multiple Facebook posts which claim they show the situation for people in Indian-administered Kashmir after New Delhi scrapped the area’s semi-autonomous status. The claim is false; all three images are old and have circulated online since at least 2017.

This footage actually shows a rally after the killing of militant Burhan Wani in 2016

Published on 22 August 2019 at 10:00

A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook which claim it shows people in Kashmir defying a curfew to protest after the Indian government revoked the state’s semi-autonomous status. The claim is false; the video has circulated online for years in reports about protests after the death of a popular militant Burhan Wani in 2016.

This video actually shows Muslim women participating in an event to promote religious harmony

Published on 22 August 2019 at 06:30

A photo has been shared in multiple Facebook posts which claim that it shows a group of burqa-clad Muslim women in India heading towards a shrine to renounce their religion by finding Hindu men to marry. The claim is false; the image is actually a four-year old picture from a gathering to promote religious harmony.

The video has actually circulated online since 2016

Published on 20 August 2019 at 10:00

A video showing people shouting anti-Pakistan slogans and burning the Pakistani flag has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts in August 2019 which claim it shows Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian government scrapped the state’s special status. The claim is false; the footage has circulated online since at least 2016.

This photo of an Indian flag on an administrative building in Jammu and Kashmir has been doctored

Published on 15 August 2019 at 10:00

A photo collage has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts published in August 2019 which claim it shows that an Indian flag replaced the flag of Jammu and Kashmir on top of an administrative building in the city of Jammu after the Indian government revoked the state’s autonomy. The claim is false; the photo has been doctored.

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