It has been claimed that there are fights among Indians in Japan based on a video that has gone viral and features a group of people fighting.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @AsianDawn4 tweeted “Indian/Pakistani migrants fighting each other in Tokyo” on April 3, 2024. The tweet has received an about 114.3k views on X.
Several other accounts, including @kentamichinom, @AsianDigest made the same claim that Indians are fighting among themselves in Japan. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that there are no genuine reports of Indians participating in the conflict, hence these accusations are propaganda. At the end of March 2024, a Japanese account uploaded this video. The identities of the individuals causing the disturbance were not included. The identical video was uploaded to a Sri Lankan YouTube channel, which claimed that it showed fights between Sri Lankan gangs in Japan. Although the video was taken in Shibuya, no specific information was discovered. The language that those individuals are disputing in is presumably Sinhala, not Indian, just like the title of the YouTube video. Propaganda against India permeates the entire chronology of the stories asserting that Indians took part in the conflict.
@shibuyajoker posted the video with the caption “continuation” on March 31, 2024.
— 渋谷ニュース (@shibuyajoker) March 31, 2024
Further, @shibuyajoker tweeted “There’s something wrong with Shibuya today.” on March 31, 2024.
今日の渋谷 なんか揉め pic.twitter.com/VoYFyPP84d
— 渋谷ニュース (@shibuyajoker) March 31, 2024
Check out the Youtube Video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 2, 2024
ANALYSIS: Unsubstantiated
FACT: A video that shows a group of people involved in a scuffle has been shared, claiming that Indians are fighting among themselves in Japan. The fact is that these claims are nothing but propaganda, there are no such verified reports, (1/4) pic.twitter.com/0lWzKnhCyF
Intent:
Anti-India propaganda accounts are circulating self-invented claims to target India and Indians. A video that shows a group of people involved in a scuffle has been shared, claiming that Indians are fighting among themselves in Japan.The truth is that there are no such confirmed reports of Indians taking part in the conflict, and therefore these allegations are misinformation at best. By the end of March 2024, a Japanese account uploaded this video. The identities of the individuals causing the commotion were not included. The identical video was uploaded to a Sri Lankan YouTube account, which claimed to show fights between Sri Lankan gangs in Japan. Although the video is from Shibuya, no comprehensive information could be located. The language that those guys are talking in is presumably Sinhala, not Indian, just like the title of the YouTube video. Propaganda against India permeates the entire chronology of the stories asserting that Indians took part in the combat.
Conclusion:
Claim : The idea that Indians are fighting among themselves in Japan is based on a video that has gone viral and depicts a group of people fighting.
Fact : The fact is that these claims are nothing but propaganda, there are no such verified reports, of Indians being involved in the fight. This video was posted by a Japanese account at the end of March 2024. The Japanese accounts didn’t mention the identity of the people creating the ruckus. The whole timeline of the accounts claiming that Indians were involved in the fighting is filled with anti-India propaganda.
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