According to a video that has gone viral, which depicts some Muslim men taking off their caps and wearing turban, claiming that Rohingyas are dressing down as Sikhs in order to take part in the Farmers’ Protest.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RealBababanaras tweeted “Artists getting ready before going to the set for shooting. #FarmersProtest” on Feb 17, 2024. The tweet has received an about 50.4k views on X, contributing to the spread of the information.
Artists getting ready before going to the set for shooting. #FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/JjblUhqkJY
— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) February 17, 2024
Several other accounts, including @meena_chanda01, @raviagrawal3, @rs_rajender, @abhijitmajumder, @BattaKashmiri, @SaffronSunanda, @coolfunnytshirt made the same claim that to take part in the Farmers protest, Rohingyas have posed as Sikhs by removing their caps and wearing turban. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Facts
In actuality, this is an old video that depicts people of the Muslim and Hindu communities wearing turbans at the 2022 Sidhu Moosewala’s last prayers. It is unrelated to the Farmers Protest of 2024.
@sardarian_trust_punjab made a post on Instagram regarding this on June 10, 2022.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 17, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows some Muslim men wearing Turban after removing their caps has been shared,claiming that Rohingyas are disguising themselves as Sikhs to participate in the #Farmers protest. The fact is that this is an old video, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/N5xASqNrT1
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims as the #FarmersProtest counter-narrative. A video that shows some Muslim men wearing Turban after removing their caps has been shared,claiming that Rohingyas are disguising themselves as Sikhs to participate in the Farmers protest. Actually, this is an old video that depicts people of the Muslim and Hindu communities wearing turbans during Sidhu Moosewala’s last prayers in 2022. The Farmers Protest 2024 has nothing to do with it.
Conclusion:
Claim : It has been claimed that Rohingyas have dresseed as Sikhs to take part in the Farmers protest after a video of some Muslim men wearing turbans after taking off their caps was circulated.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video, which shows people from Muslim & Hindu communities wearing turbans during the last players of Sidhu Moosewala in 2022. It has nothing to do with Farmers Protest 2024.
Also Read : Old Video Of Farmers’ Protest On Republic Day 2021, Resurfaced as Farmers’ Protest 2024: Fact-Check
