Some have circulated a video purporting to depict the harassment of a Hindu individual by a group of members of a minority community, arguing that this is the normal course of events for a Hindu travelling through a predominantly Muslim area.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ajaychauhan41tweeted “When a peaceful person stands or passes through a Hindu dominated area, he can pass through without anyone stopping/pushing him. But can a Hindu person walk in a peaceful majority area without being harassed? Watch this video. A Hindu cannot stand/pass without being stopped.” on April 6, 2024. The tweet has received an about 61.7k views on X.
जब कोई शांतिप्रिय हिंदू बहुल इलाके में खड़ा होता है या गुज़रता है, तो वह बिना किसी के रोके/धक्का दिए वहां से गुजर सकता है।
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) April 6, 2024
लेकिन क्या कोई हिंदू व्यक्ति शांतिप्रिय बहुल इलाके में बिना परेशान हुए चल सकता है?
इस वीडियो को देखें. एक हिंदू बिना रोके खड़ा नहीं हो सकता/गुजर नहीं सकता। pic.twitter.com/J2kgVbTxA0
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that his film is completely scripted and unrelated to actual events. YouTube content creators produced the video. They make these Hindu-Muslim-related videos. The name of the channel is ” PM 2 Vlogs“. So, the claim that the video is actually true where the Muslims harassed the Hindu individual is not true at all. The video was uploaded in Youtube on July 26, 2023.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video that shows a group of people belonging to a minority community harassing a Hindu individual has been shared, claiming that this is what happens when a Hindu passes through a Muslim-dominated area. The fact is that his video is scripted (1/2) pic.twitter.com/NnLiKQBszp
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating scripted videos as real to set their narrative based on religion. A video that shows a group of people belonging to a minority community harassing a Hindu individual has been shared, claiming that this is what happens when a Hindu passes through a Muslim-dominated area. This video, in actuality, is staged and unrelated to reality. YouTube content creators are the ones who made the video. These Hindu-Muslim-related videos are produced by them.
Conclusion:
Claim : This is what happens when a Hindu travels through an area that is predominantly populated by Muslims, according to a video that has gone viral, showing a group of members of a minority population harassing a Hindu individual.
Fact : The fact is that his video is scripted and has nothing to do with reality. The video was created by content creators on YouTube. They make such videos related to Hindu-Muslim.
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