A deeply disturbing video, showing a man publicly assaulting a woman, has been widely circulated online with misleading claims that it depicts punishment under Sharia law in an Islamic country. However, this video is actually from March 2018, and it was filmed in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India. In the video, the man is seen attacking his wife in a public setting after accusing her of committing adultery.
Sharing the video on X(Formerly Twitter) @realMaalouf wrote, “How can they all just watch it like this is normal? Sharia law is pure evil!. The post has received more than 1 Million views, 17k likes and a significant number of engagements.
Several other users and Influencers have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @RealTruthHurtsS, @Lebona_cabonena
The truth about the viral video from Bulandshahr, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that it was not from an Islamic country and was unrelated to Sharia law.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed relevant keyword searches and reverse image searches of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. These actions led us to several media reports regarding the incident. According to the reports (1, 2), this is an old video from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The incident occurred in March 2018. A man named Shaudan Singh assaulted his wife for committing adultery in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, in March 2018. Strict action was taken against the accused and villagers involved in the act.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the viral video was not related to Sharia law as claimed on social media.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A sensitive, disturbing video depicting a man publicly assaulting a woman is being circulated, claiming that she is being punished under Sharia law in an Islamic country. The fact is that this is an old video, unrelated to Sharia law. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/3IUzreGxRg
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts a Muslim woman being punished under Sharia law in an Islamic country.
Fact – This is an old video from India and has nothing to do with Sharia law.
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