A video depicting religious structure being demolished has been widely shared on social media, with claims suggesting that the incident took place in India. However, a thorough analysis of the video reveals that the video is not from India but from a different location.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @RadioGenoa wrote. In India, illegal mosques and Islamic places of worship are demolished almost every day. In India, they don’t joke.
Salman Monika known for his anti-Muslim stance also shared the video and wrote, In India, Islamic places and illegal mosques are destroyed. Do you support this action?
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @eduardomenoni, @ReaActuelle, @Ashor1983
The truth about the viral video of a religious structure being demolished, 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 and found that the video was not from India but from a different location.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google Lens but couldn’t find any verified source regarding the video. Further, we noticed that there are gas cylinders visible in the video. We further ran a reverse image search using the particular screenshot of the Gas Cylinder. This led us to media reports (1, 2, 3) containing the same design of gas cylinders.
Source: Social media post and media outlet.
These cylinders “SHAFAF” are uniquely designed and supplied by Woqod, a fuel distribution company based in Qatar. The distinctive presence of Woqod’s SHAFAF gas cylinders strongly suggests that the video was filmed in a region where the company offers its services, such as Qatar, rather than India. Qatar doesn’t offer its services in India.
However, we couldn’t find the exact date and location of the incident. But no credible sources are supporting the claims on social media.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video is not from India but from a different location.
Intent
influencers are circulating videos from different locations with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion in India.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts an illegal religious structure being demolished in India.
Fact – The video is not from India but from a different location.
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