A video purporting to be from Sandeshkhali violence shows a group of people threatening a man to vote for them.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RealBababanaras tweeted “#SandeshkaliHorror is nothing but side effect of demography change. If you will not awake timely, it will happen across the India.” on Feb 19, 2024. The tweet has received an about 24.1k views on X.
#SandeshkaliHorror is nothing but side effect of demography change. If you will not awake timely, it will happen across the India.
— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) February 19, 2024
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What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This is an outdated video that has been on the internet since July 2023. Therefore, it is unrelated to the recent violence in Sandeshkhali. We discovered the same video on X (Twitter) from July 2023; according to the post, the Communist Party CPI(M) and the Secular Front (ISF) are pressuring voters in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal to vote for them.
@Mudiiittt tweeted “Workers of Islamic party ‘Indian Secular Front(ISF) & Communist party CPI(M) threatening a hindu family to vote for them. Video is said to be from rural area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal!” sharing the same video on July 4, 2023.
Workers of Islamic party ‘Indian Secular Front(ISF) & Communist party CPI(M) threatening a hindu family to vote for them.
— Mudit Jain – Modiji's Family (@Mudiiittt) July 4, 2023
Video is said to be from rural area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal! pic.twitter.com/EPs9nw5sTv
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 20, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a group of people threatening a man to vote for them is being circulated, claiming to be from #Sandeshkhali violence. The fact is that this is an old video and has been available online at least since July 2023. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/CDriJ3aEyu
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos from different locations claiming to be from the violence in Sandeshkhali to set their narrative and create unrest. A video that shows a group of people threatening a man to vote for them is being circulated, claiming to be from Sandeshkhali violence. The truth is that this video is outdated and has been on the internet since July 2023. Therefore, the recent violence in Sandeshkhali has nothing to do with it. We discovered that the same video, which was posted on X (Twitter) in July 2023, shows the Communist Party CPI(M) and the Secular Front (ISF) coercing voters in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal to vote for them.
Conclusion:
Claim : There is a video circulating that purports to show Sandeshkhali violence, and it shows a group of people threatening a man to vote for them.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video and has been available online at least since July 2023. Hence, it has nothing to do with the recent Sandeshkhali violence. We found the same video on X(Twitter) posted in July 2023; as per the post Secular Front (ISF) & Communist Party CPI(M) together, pressurizing voters to vote for them in South 24 Parganas district, WB.
