A video depicting members of the Christian community participating in a religious procession is being circulated online with the false claim that it is a recent event from Punjab. However, this claim is incorrect. The video is actually from Jammu and Kashmir, where the procession was organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Churches Fellowship as part of the Good Friday and Easter observances in March 2024.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) serial fake news peddler and propagandist account @MrSinha_ wrote, “This is Punjab”. Later, he deleted the post.
Another propaganda account @FrontalForce also shared the video and claimed to be from Punjab. He wrote, Vatican 
Vatican ❌️
— Frontalforce 🇮🇳 (@FrontalForce) January 1, 2025
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The truth about the video of Christian community, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video. We found that the video was not from Punjab, but an old video from Jammu and Kashmir.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to a media report containing the same visuals. According to the report, The video is actually from Jammu and Kashmir, where the procession was organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Churches Fellowship as part of the Good Friday and Easter observances in March 2024. The procession is a reenactment of the Passion of Christ, a traditional Christian ritual symbolizing Jesus Christ’s journey to the crucifixion, commonly observed during Holy Week.
Furthermore, upon closely analyzing the video, we identified the “Ghulam Rasool and Sons” clothing store in the background. Using Google Maps, we located the shop, and the street view confirmed its exact location in Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video was not from Punjab, but an old video from Jammu and Kashmir.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 2, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video depicting members of the Christian community participating in a religious procession is being circulated online with the false claim that it is a recent event from Punjab.This claim is incorrect. The video is from Jammu and Kashmir, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Ju0kCw8bfC
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos from Jammu and Kashmir and claiming to be from Punjab to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim– The video of the Christian community participating in a religious procession was from Punjab.
Fact– It was an old video from Jammu and Kashmir, not Punjab.
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