A video purporting to be of Jain devotees shows two naked men riding out of a location while police are walking around.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Crime Reports India (“@AsianDigest“) tweeted “Jaini Chindu Devotees at Bike Temple”.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this video purports to be from Ecuador, where the two individuals in it were punished by the police for breaking curfew regulations. There is nothing to do with Jainism in this video.
Lord Bebo (“@MyLordBebo“) clarified the same in the twitter post and added “LMAO: Police saw two guys riding a motorcycle in Guayaquil after the curfew snd stopped them! They tried to explain that they’re a couple and are driving home, but the police was suspicious. -> SO THE POLICE SENT THEM HOME NAKED ON THE BIKE LIKE A COUPLE.” on Jan 10, 2024.
🇪🇨🚨‼️ LMAO: Police saw two guys riding a motorcycle in Guayaquil after the curfew snd stopped them!
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 10, 2024
They tried to explain that they’re a couple and are driving home, but the police was suspicious.
-> SO THE POLICE SENT THEM HOME NAKED ON THE BIKE LIKE A COUPLE.
Ecuador … 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/CqpjoLgw5t
The Blue Magazine uploaded the photos in the Facebook post on Nov 24, 2020.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 10, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows two naked men leaving a place with a bike while police are walking around has been shared, claiming to be of Jain devotees. The fact is that according to reports, this video is from Ecuador, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/oVEtsk219W
Intent:
Extremist accounts from Pakistan are circulating unrelated videos from Ecuador with false claims to target a particular community. A video of two naked men leaving a location with a bike while police walk around has been shared, claiming to be Jain devotees. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have disocvered that this video is from Ecuador, where these two people violated curfew rules and were punished by police. This video has nothing to do with jainism.
Conclusion:
Claim : Claiming to be of Jain devotees, a video has gone viral showing two naked men riding out of a location while police watch nearby.
Fact : Apparently, this video originates from Ecuador, where the two individuals were subjected to police punishment for breaking curfew regulations. Nothing about Jainism is related to this video.
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