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Fact Check – Old Photos of Temple Vandalization in Eluru Reshared to Incite Communal Tension

Team FactCheck January 19, 2021

On 19th January 2021, a few social media handles were found uploading pictures of a desecrated idol of Lord Anjaneya Swamy from a temple in Eluru, West Godavari. The pictures also showed broken doors of the temple. Although the posts did not mention when the incident occurred, it is implied Continue Reading

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Idol Damaged During Titli Cyclone Used as a Tool to Promote Communal Violence

Team FactCheck January 18, 2021

On 30th of October 2020, the Bharatiya Janata Party Dompet mandal secretary Konchada Ravikumar took pictures of the damaged idol of Lord Hanuman, located in Bhulokamata temple, and posted it on WhatsApp groups with a message alleging that Hindu temples were being targeted by miscreants in Andhra Pradesh. Upon further probe, it was revealed a […]Continue Reading

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The Real Story Behind the Idol Desecration in Kondalaveedu, YSR Kadapa

Team FactCheck January 18, 2021

Bojjana Subbareddy, a Telugu Desam Party sympathizer from Badvel rural allegedly garlanded an idol of Lord Anjaneya Swamy with slippers in Kondalaveedu village. This incident took place on the 5th of December 2020, and was projected as a symbol of assault to injure the religious feelings of Hindus of the state. But, the perpetrator had […]Continue Reading

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Vandalization of Saraswati Idol in Narasaraopet – False Claims

Team FactCheck January 17, 2021

On the 6th of October 2020, an FIR was registered at Narasaropet Police Station against Challa Madhusudhan Reddy from the Telugu Desam Party for spreading false information to create communal tension in Andhra Pradesh. He uploaded a photograph of a partly damaged Saraswati idol in one of his whatsapp groups and said that the idol […]Continue Reading

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Idol of Lord Ganesh in Pidimgoyyi, Rajahmundry was NOT defiled

Team FactCheck January 17, 2021

On 12th September 2020, an FIR was registered in the Bommuru police station by the Telugu Desam Party leader Vallepalli Prasad Babu alleging that miscreants had applied human excreta to a Ganesh idol in the premises of his house. Vallepalli Prasad Babu alias Babu Khan Chowdary owns a house in Venkatagiri area of Pidimgoyyi panchayat […]Continue Reading

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Fact Check – Lord Ganesha Idol in Yetigairampeta NOT vandalized

Team FactCheck January 8, 2021

Contrary to the popular claims, the idol of Lord Ganesh at a temple in Yetigairampeta village, Golugonda mandal of Visakhapatnam district was not desecrated. The hands of the idol crumbled a few months ago due to natural wear and tear. The former priest stored the damaged hands in a cupboard within the temple premises. A […]Continue Reading

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The Truth Behind the Damaged Arch in Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

Team FactCheck January 8, 2021

The Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in the tranquil Singarayakonda village of Prakasam district recently made it to the news in connection with the prevailing rumors about temple discretion in Andhra Pradesh. Except, the idols here were not vandalized. The historic temple built during the reign of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire, has been under […]Continue Reading

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విగ్రహాల ధ్వంసం ”వదంతులు – వాస్తవాలు”

Team FactCheck January 7, 2021

1) విశాఖపట్నం జిల్లా గోలుగొండ మండలంలోని ఏటిగైరంపేట ఆలయం ఘటన వదంతి:విశాఖపట్నం జిల్లాలోని గోలుగొండ మండలంలోని ఏటిగైరంపేట వద్ద ఉన్న ఒక ఆలయం నుండి గణేశుడి విగ్రహం చేతులు తొలగించినట్లు 6.1.2021 న (బుధవారం) సోషల్ మీడియాలో తెలుగుదేశం పార్టీకి చెందిన కొందరు వ్యక్తులు వదంతులను వైరల్ చేశారు. దీనికి సంబంధించిన ఫోటోలను కూడా ప్రచారంలోకి తీసుకువచ్చారు. వాస్తవం:ఏటిగైరంపేట ఆలయంలోని గణేషుడి Continue Reading

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Posts Alleging Vandalization of Idols in Anjaneya Swamy – Untrue

Team FactCheck January 3, 2021

False social media posts alleging that the idols in Marlabandaiah Anjaneya Swamy temple have been vandalized are doing rounds on social media. The temple is located near Sajjala Guddam village in Kosigi Mandal or Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The priest of the temple, Sriramulu, released a video denying that such a thing had happened […]Continue Reading

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No, The Symbol on Tirumala Temple is NOT a Cross

Team FactCheck January 3, 2021

In yet another controversy surrounding the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam, fake news claiming the temple lighting arrangements include the symbol of a ‘cross’, has been spreading vigorously on social media. Condemning this misinformation, TTD Additional Executive Officer Dharma Reddy said that a Hindu symbol from the lighting has been morphed to look like a cross, and […]Continue Reading