A video purporting to show a Man Dancing while Wearing a dishdasha or thawb has gone viral. It suggests that Bin Salman wants to keep people occupied by dancing and having fun while the Palestinians fight for their country in Gaza.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @TurkiShalhoub tweeted “At a time when the men of Gaza are fighting to defend the honor of the nation, Bin Salman wants to keep people busy with dancing and having fun. #طوفان_الاقصى“. The tweet was made on Nov 6, 2023, which has received an about 384.6k views on X. The archive can be read from above.
في الوقت الذي يقاتـ ـل فيه رجال غزة دفاعًا عن شرف الأمة، يريد ابن سلمان إشغال الناس بالرقص واللهو.#طوفان_الاقصى pic.twitter.com/A5U0KaMxKx
— تركي الشلهوب (@TurkiShalhoub) November 6, 2023
What is the Actual Truth About the Video? : Fact
The truth is that this video, which depicts a gulf Man Dancing in 2020, is at least three years old and not recent. The Man Dancing while wearing thawb has gone viral with many false claims by the social media users.
The video was posted in a youtube channel on March 5, 2020.
Check out the full video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 7, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows dishdasha/thawb wearing man dancing has been shared claiming that when Palestinians fighting for their country in Gaza, Bin Salman wants to keep people busy with dancing and having fun. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/LMb93Lp1SY
Intent:
Social media influencers are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda over the ongoing conflict in Middle East.
Conclusion:
Claim : According to a video that has gone viral, Bin Salman wants to keep people occupied by Dancing and having fun while the Palestinians fight for their country in Gaza. The man is seen dancing while wearing a dishdasha or thawb.
Fact : In actuality, this video of a gulf man Dancing in 2020 is at least three years old and not very recent.
