A widely circulated image on social media claims that a Muslim woman in India had her mouth sewn shut by the Hindu community as punishment for consuming beef.
Upon investigation by the Rumor Scanner team, it was found that the viral image is not related to any such incident. Instead, it is the work of a special effects makeup artist.
Rumor Scanner's verification confirmed that the image was created by Stevie Calabrese, a special effects makeup artist. Despite this, the image has been repeatedly circulated on social media over the past few years with the false claim that it depicts a Muslim woman in India whose mouth was sewn shut by the Hindu community for eating beef.
It is worth noting that similar claims have previously been propagated online. At that time, Rumor Scanner conducted a fact-check and published a report identifying the claim as false.
Original News Source: https://rumorscanner.com/quick-fact/face-stitched-woman-is-not-indian/135738
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