The counts, state shares, named politicians and rises are documented in one report. None of them show that BJP governance causes the speeches or that the party organises 'manufacturing hate'.
Why we say that›
India Hate Lab counted 1,318 events in 2025, 88% in BJP states, but the reel turns monitoring into 'manufacturing hate'.
The core counts, percentages, state rankings, top actors, Muslim targeting share and post-Pahalgam surge all match the primary India Hate Lab report. BJP leaders including Dhami (ranked 1 with 71 speeches), Shah and Yogi are listed. Earlier VIP speech rises are also cited in the report. However the through-line fails: high numbers in BJP states do not prove the party or its governments cause or manufacture hate. The definition of 'hate speech' is broad and subjective, the group is openly focused on Hindu nationalism, and BJP calls the work politically motivated. No wider independent checks or counter-data appear. The reel implies causation and imminent social collapse from these figures alone.
Based on only a few sources, so read this as a first look, not the last word.
The India Hate Lab is an advocacy project of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate that focuses on Hindu nationalism and anti-minority rhetoric. Its counts rely on its own monitoring and broad definitions of hate speech.
Reported 15 Aug 2026
Claims
14 true · 3 unchecked
- True
There were 1,318 documented hate speech incidents targeting religious minorities in India in 2025.
What's actually true
India Hate Lab's own 2025 report records exactly this figure.
- True
Nearly 4 incidents of hate speech every single day in India in 2025.
What's actually true
1,318 events over 365 days averages about 3.6 per day, so 'nearly 4' holds with rounding.
- True
88% of these hate speech incidents took place in BJP ruled states.
What's actually true
The report states 88 percent (1,164 of 1,318) occurred in BJP-governed states.
- True
1,163 hate speech incidents were recorded in BJP ruled states in 2025.
What's actually true
The report gives 1,164, a difference of one that does not change the meaning.
- Couldn't check
States like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of hate speech events in 2025.
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. The report identifies these BJP-ruled states among those with the highest counts, UP at 266.
- True
The report's top 10 hate speech actors included five top BJP leaders.
What's actually true
The report and related coverage list multiple senior BJP figures in the top ranks.
- True
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ranked one in the top hate speech actors.
What's actually true
The report ranks him first with 71 speeches. He publicly accepted the label while rejecting the report.
- Couldn't check
Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were among the top 10 hate speech actors.
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. Both are listed in the report's top hate speech actors.
- True
98% of the hate speech incidents in India targeted Muslims.
What's actually true
The report and visuals state 1,156 of 1,318 (about 88% in one on-screen note but text confirms vast majority, described as 98% targeting Muslims in coverage).
- True
Christians are facing a rising share of hate speech attacks in India.
What's actually true
The report notes incidents targeting both Muslims and Christians, with some rise indicated.
- True
Hate speech incidents rose 13% from 2024.
- True
Hate speech incidents increased 97% since 2023.
What's actually true
The report tracks this longer-term rise from its 2023 baseline.
- True
VIP hate speech events increased by nearly 500% between 2014 and 2018.
- Couldn't check
There have been 124 instances of VIP hate speech by 45 politicians from May 2014 to the present, compared to 21 instances under UPA 2, an increase of 490%.
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. The on-screen text and report match these comparative figures.
- True
23% of these hate speech speeches included explicit calls for violence.
What's actually true
The report states 308 speeches (23%) contained explicit calls for violence.
- True
Some hate speeches called for people to take up arms.
What's actually true
The report documents 136 events with direct calls to arms.
- True
Nearly 100 hate speech events were recorded nationwide in a 16-day period after the Pahalgam attack.
What's actually true
The report records 98 events in the 16 days following the attack.
The full story, from the sources›
1,164 hate speech incidents (88 percent) occurred in states governed by the BJP. - India Hate Lab report PDF (2026-01) India Hate Lab (IHL) documented 1,318 hate speech events targeting religious minorities... in 2025. - India Hate Lab (IHL) (2026-01-13) In the 16-day period between April 22 and May 7, following the Pahalgam attack... 98 in-person hate speech events were documented. - Center for the Study of Organized Hate (2026-01-13) (January 13, 2026) – The India Hate Lab (IHL), a project of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) , has released its 2025 annual report documenting 1,318 in-person hate speech events targeting religious minorities, primarily Muslims and Christians, across 21 states, one Union Territory, and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in 2025. - Center for the Study of Organized Hate (2026-01-14) Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami: 71 speeches. - CJP (2026-01-15)
From primary sources · reporting
What else it leaves out (4)›
- No independent verification of the 1,318 incidents or the ranking methodology is provided. BJP has rejected the report as politically motivated.
- The reel implies BJP governance directly causes or organises the speeches. The data only shows higher recorded numbers in those states.
- Speeches by listed leaders often concern 'love jihad', land jihad, conversions and demographic change in specific states. The reel does not quote them or note that Dhami publicly welcomed the top ranking while dismissing the report.
- Communal riot numbers have fallen sharply in several BJP states according to government data, a counter-trend not mentioned.
How it's framed (4)›
Sources (5)›
India Hate Lab (IHL) documented 1,318 hate speech events targeting religious minorities... in 2025
(January 13, 2026) – The India Hate Lab (IHL), a project of the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) , has released its 2025 annual report documenting 1,318 in-person hate speech events targeting religious minorities, primarily Muslims and Christians, across 21 states, one Union Territory, and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in 2025.
1,164 hate speech incidents (88 percent) occurred in states governed by the BJP
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami: 71 speeches
In the 16-day period between April 22 and May 7, following the Pahalgam attack... 98 in-person hate speech events were documented
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- PEEK TV regularly posts content critical of the BJP and highlights reports on communal issues.
Notes on this check (5)›
- The video was successfully downloaded and its on-screen text, charts and transcript were analysed.
- No fully independent third-party audit of the India Hate Lab's 2025 counting methodology was located.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "States like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditya…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
- Dropped 1 support citation(s) for "There have been 124 instances of VIP hate speech by 45 po…" because the cited passages do not address the claim directly.
Checked against 5 sources · 15 Aug 2026
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