A video has gone viral depicting a group of people in Mecca dressed in saffron, projected as Hindus visiting the Kaaba.
@ssaratht shared the video and claimed the same that the shared video purports to show Hindus visiting the Kaaba in Mecca features a group of people wearing saffron clothes. The tweet was made on Feb 20, 2024, which has received an about 20.8k views on X.
Notice anything?😳😂Is it for real? pic.twitter.com/8mv2K7bnWd
— Tathvam-asi (నేనూ మోడీ కుటుంబమే मोदी का परिवार) (@ssaratht) February 20, 2024
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this video shows pilgrims from Indonesia travelling to Mecca for Ummah. We discovered news articles and a video showing Indonesian people visiting the Kaaba dressed in identical orange outfits. It is unrelated to Hindu devotees.
We visited beritahukum.com, which published an article on this incident on Feb 27 2020 with the headline “Arab Saudi Stop Sementara Kedatangan Jamaah Umroh“. It features the same picture, which went viral with false claims.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 21, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a group of people wearing saffron clothes in Mecca has been shared and being projected as Hindus visiting Kaaba. The fact is that this video features Indonesian pilgrims visiting Mecca for Ummah. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/y35BQj6pMw
Intent:
Influencers are circulating videos of Indonesian pilgrims from Mecca with false claims to set their propaganda based on religion. A video that shows a group of people wearing saffron clothes in Mecca has been shared and being projected as Hindus visiting Kaaba. The truth is, pilgrims from Indonesia are shown in this video as they visit Mecca for Umrah. A video and news reports featuring Indonesian people to the Kaaba wearing same orange clothing were located. It’s not related to followers of Hinduism.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a group of people dressed in saffron in Mecca has been shared and projected as Hindus visiting the Kaaba.
Fact : The fact is that this video features Indonesian pilgrims visiting Mecca for Ummah. We found a video and news reports in which Indonesian people wearing same orange color Clothes while visiting Kaaba. It has nothing to do with Hindu devotees.
