There is a video circulating that purports to show a recent incident in which Muslim refugees in Japan went on the rampage, resulting in a major brawl and seriously injuring a Japanese man after he was thrown to the the floor. The video shows a scuffle between two groups in the presence of security personnel.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ajaychauhan41 tweeted “Muslim refugees in Japan went on a rampage, causing a major brawl and leaving a Japanese man seriously injured after being thrown to the floor.” on Feb 20, 2024. The tweet has received an about 10.3k views on X.
जापान में मुस्लिम शरणार्थियों ने बड़े पैमाने पर उत्पात मचाया, जिससे बड़ा विवाद हुआ और एक जापानी व्यक्ति को फर्श पर पटक कर गंभीर रूप से घायल कर दिया गया। pic.twitter.com/n3fmEAxUwD
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) February 20, 2024
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this is an old footage from October 2015 that shows fighting between Turks and Kurds in front of the Turkish embassy in Tokyo.
We visited Aljazeera, which published an article on this incident on Oct 25, 2015 with the headline ” Turks and Kurds clash in Japan over Turkey elections”. For more clarification, we went to Ekurd Daily, which also posted regarding this incident on October 26, 2015 with the heading “Turks, Kurds clash in Japan over Turkey elections”. nikkei.com published on October 25, 2015 regarding the same incident with the headline “Scuffle in front of the Turkish embassy in Shibuya, Tokyo; confrontation between Kurdish groups”.
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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 scuffle between two groups in the presence of security personnel is being circulated, claiming that in a recent incident, Muslim refugees in Japan went on a rampage, causing a major brawl (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Qz8ks1CPff
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda based on religion. A video that shows a scuffle between two groups in the presence of security personnel is being circulated, claiming that in a recent incident, Muslim refugees in Japan went on a rampage, causing a major brawl and leaving a Japanese man seriously injured after being thrown to the floor. This is an old footage of a fight between Turks and Kurds that happened in front of the Turkish embassy in Tokyo in October 2015.
Conclusion:
Claim : According to a video circulating online, which depicts a fight between two groups in the presence of security personnel, Muslim refugees in Japan allegedly went on the rampage recently, resulting in a major brawl that left a Japanese man seriously injured after he was thrown to the floor.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video showing a clash between Turks and Kurds in front of the Turkish embassy in Tokyo in October 2015.
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