Video of Hindu idol at France's Lemon Festival shared with misleading claim

Updated on 13/10/2021 at 07:42

A video showing an idol of the Hindu god Ganesha made of oranges is circulating in Facebook and Twitter posts claiming it shows people in Holland celebrating the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi. The posts are misleading; the idol was made for the Bollywood-themed Lemon Festival in France in 2018. 

Parle-G biscuit wrapper child is 'just an illustration', not Sudha Murty

Published on 12/10/2021 at 04:32

This is an artist's impression of a renovation project at New Delhi railway station

Published on 05/10/2021 at 09:33

The man in this video is a Pakistan-based Islamic cleric -- not a Taliban leader in Afghanistan

Published on 29/09/2021 at 11:42

Email address meant to help find lost phones no longer works – and was only for India's Tamil Nadu state

Published on 29/09/2021 at 10:59

Fictional film clip misused in posts alleging Taliban atrocities in Panjshir

Published on 29/09/2021 at 09:13

This painting was created by a Russian artist who says it has no connection to Afghanistan

Published on 28/09/2021 at 08:51

This photo shows a delegation-level meeting between Indian and Russian national security advisors

Updated on 27/09/2021 at 06:56

Video from Pakistan misused in false posts that claim it shows Indian tycoon and his wife

Published on 23/09/2021 at 09:05

This photo of a Hindu idol has circulated in reports about a temple restoration in south India

Updated on 16/09/2021 at 09:59

This photo was taken after a militant attack in Indian Kashmir in 2013

Updated on 16/09/2021 at 04:28

Photo of 2017 protest in Afghanistan shared in misleading posts about Kabul airport blast

Updated on 16/09/2021 at 04:44

False reports claim Indian Kashmir celebrated Hindu festival for 'first time in decades'

Published on 15/09/2021 at 07:41

The video has circulated in reports about a helicopter captured in Libya

Updated on 04/09/2021 at 07:40

Photo of women in chains not taken in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Published on 02/09/2021 at 12:15