DeTect: Fake news prompts vandals to storm Madhya Pradesh school
Last week, members of right-wing groups vandalized a school in Madhya Pradesh claiming it “converted” Hindu students to Christianity.
Mumbai
A report said the groups were inspired by a video that alleged the same. The report added that eight children participated in Holy Communion.
It’s a sacrament given only to Christians and took place in the presence of the children’s parents.
None of the kids who participated in the sacrament attended the school that was vandalized.
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