There is a video circulating that purports to be from Gujarat and shows thousands of cows being transported to Arab countries.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @s_afreen7 tweeted “So-called animal lovers, find out from which port these thousands of animals are being sent to where? If the so-called animal lovers have the courage, ask Modi ji where these animals are being sent! Where did the people of such and such organization die? Is love for animals not awakening now?” on April 27, 2024. The tweet has received an about 52.6k views on X.
तथाकथित पशु प्रेमियों पता लगाओ इन हजारों जानवरों को किस पोर्ट से कहा भेजा जा रहा है?
— Sadaf Afreen صدف (@s_afreen7) April 27, 2024
तथाकथित पशु प्रेमियों हिम्मत है तो पूछो मोदी जी से इन जानवरों को कहा भेजा जा रहा है!
कहा मर गए फलाना संगठन वाले? अब जानवर प्रेम नही जग रहा क्या? pic.twitter.com/LfNOJYIshT
Several other accounts, including @HayulAnsari, @Nagvanshi88, @LegendEconomist, @Virus_Studioz, @BrahmanArmy, @KavitaWrite, @brajeshkmpraja, @Kamlesh04653850, @PaulAlter7, @Spasandeshsena, @ArbazNausher, @RJ29D, @mdakbar15474, @MuhammedAyazQu3, @WasimKh04790663, @bithrya, @MazeedKhan786, @MdPazir, @MR_CooL77777 made the same claim that thousands of cows are being shipped to Arab nations and the video is from Gujarat. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
We discovered the entire video on a Facebook post, and with further investigation, we discovered an identical port in Iraq. One can only see similar vehicles, the colour of the sea, the surroundings, and warehouses at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq. In the extended version of the video, the Port of Umm Qasr is seen using a truck model that is comparable to the “Mercedes” brand. So, the claim that the video is from Gujarat, which shows thousands of cows being exported to Arab countries is not true. The Facebook video was shared by an Egyptian account, but it does not originate from Egypt.
Check out the Youtube Video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 27, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing containers carrying a large number of animals is being shared with the claim that it is from Gujarat and thousands of cows are being exported to Arab countries. The fact is that this video is not from India, but from Iraq. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/dXe5fPbRoP
Intent:
Users circulate unrelated videos with false claims to target the GOI and set their narrative to influence ongoing elections. A video showing containers carrying a large number of animals is being shared with the claim that it is from Gujarat and thousands of cows are being exported to Arab countries. We spotted the entire video on a Facebook post, and after some research, we discovered a similar design port in Iraq. Similar vehicles, sea colour, surroundings, and warehouses can only be seen in the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The Port of Umm Qasr employs a comparable truck type from the “Mercedes” brand, as shown in the full version of the video.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of containers transporting a big number of animals is being circulated, with the assertion that it is from Gujarat and that thousands of cows are being transferred to Arab countries.
Fact : We found the complete video from a Facebook post, and after our research, we found a similar design port in Iraq. Similar vehicles, sea color, surrounding, warehouses are visible only in the Port of Umm Qasr, Iraq. Port of Umm Qasr uses similar truck model of the “Mercedes” brand, shown in the full version of the video.
