Extremist propagandist accounts on social media are actively circulating false and misleading claims regarding the recent Kerala sexual abuse case involving a minor girl. These accounts allege that all the accused are members of the Brahmin community and part of a Brahmin grooming gang. These claims are entirely fabricated and baseless. According to verified reports, the accused belong to various communities, including the Muslim community, with Shamnad, Afzal, and his brother Aashiq among those arrested.
Sharing a postcard regarding the incident on X (Formerly Twitter) serial fake news peddler extremist and propagandist account @AsianDigest wrote, “Harijan girl victim of Brahmin grooming gang in India”.
The truth behind the claims of Brahmin grooming gang, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the claims made by propagandists came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis regarding the incident. We found that the accused belonged to various communities, including the Muslim community.
To verify the claims made by propagandists. We performed relevant keyword searches and found a media report regarding the arrest of some of the accused. According to verified reports, the accused belong to various communities, including the Muslim community, with Shamnad, Afzal, and his brother Aashiq among those arrested. The assertion that the accused belongs to a specific community is false and part of a malicious propaganda campaign.
Furthermore, the concept of a Brahmin grooming gang existence and its involvement in heinous crimes is entirely fake and has no basis in reality.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the accused belong to various communities, having nothing to do with only one community and grooming gang.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Extremist accounts on social media are actively circulating false and misleading claims regarding the recent Kerala sexual abuse case involving a minor girl. These accounts allege that all the accused are members of the Brahmin community (1/4) pic.twitter.com/DMfJdZxtZI
Intent
Extremist propagandist accounts are circulating misleading claims about the heinous crime in Kerala to set their narrative against a particular community.
Conclusion
Claim– The accused in the Kerala Sexual case were from a Brahmin grooming gang.
Fact– The accused belong to different communities. Furthermore, the concept of a Brahmin grooming gang existence and its involvement in heinous crimes is entirely fake and fabricated.
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