There is a video going around that purports to show a man punching a woman and running away, suggesting that the attacker is an Arab Muslim individual who is attacking a Japanese girl.
@HarishMali06 tweeted “Muslim Arab from France beats up Japanese women” on Feb 17, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 4k views on X.
Muslim Arab from France beats up Japanese womenpic.twitter.com/BFjY75rIjg
— Harish Mali (@HarishMali06) February 17, 2024
Several other accounts, including @ExcclesiaLatin made the same claim that an Arab Muslim man is assaulting a Japanese girl based on a video that shows a man punching a woman and fleeing away from the scene. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The video appears to be from the past; it shows a Frenchman assaulting a Japanese girl in Tokyo in April of 2023. Charlie Evan is the attacker’s name. The video is outdated and unrelated to Arab Muslims.
We visited Tokyo Reporter, which published an article on this incident on April 23, 2023 with the headline “French tourist does ‘not recall’ punching woman in Roppongi”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 23, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a man punching a woman and fleeing from the spot is being circulated, claiming that an Arab Muslim individual is attacking a Japanese girl. The fact is that this is an old video, showing a French attacking (1/2) pic.twitter.com/7qiu1Ro4l7
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda against a particular community. A video that shows a man punching a woman and fleeing from the spot is being circulated, claiming that an Arab Muslim individual is attacking a Japanese girl. This is an old video that actually shows a Frenchman assaulting a Japanese girl in Tokyo in April of 2023. It is Charlie Evan who is the attacker. Nothing to do with Arab Muslims can be found in this outdated video.
Conclusion:
Claim : Some are spreading a video purporting to show an attack on a Japanese girl by an Arab Muslim man, in which they see the man punching a woman and running away.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video, showing a French attacking a Japanese girl in Tokyo in April 2023. The name of the attacker is Charlie Evan. The video is old and has nothing to do with Arab Muslims.
