Visuals depicting individuals from the Muslim community engaging in acts of vandalism and violent activities have been widely shared on social media, accompanied by claims that they show extremists targeting Hindus in Bangladesh. However, these claims are misleading and incorrect. According to verified reports, the visuals are not related to any violence targeting the Hindu community. Instead, they depict an incident involving clashes between two groups within the Muslim community in Sherpur, Bangladesh.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @MeghUpdates wrote, Radical mob attacked a village in Murshidpur in Sherpur District, Bangladesh. Hindu homes, crops destroyed. Livestock looted. One person has been killed. Even Sufi shrine of unorthodox islamic sect looted and vandalised.
Radical mob attacked a village in Murshidpur in Sherpur District, Bangladesh.
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) November 28, 2024
Hindu homes, crops destroyed. Livestock looted. One person has been killed. Even Sufi shrine of unorthodox islamic sect looted and vandalised. pic.twitter.com/Ta7iHrwMu7
Another propaganda account @ajaychauhan41 also shared the video and wrote, Hindus are being openly massacred in Bangladesh. A village in Murshidpur in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh was attacked by a fanatic mob. Hindu houses and crops were destroyed. Livestock was looted. Many Hindus are feared dead. Even a Sufi temple of an unorthodox Islamic sect was looted and vandalized.
बांग्लादेश में हिंदुओं का खुलेआम नरसंहार किया जा रहा है
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) November 29, 2024
बांग्लादेश के शेरपुर जिले के मुर्शिदपुर में एक गांव पर कट्टरपंथी भीड़ ने हमला कर दिया. हिंदुओं के घर, फसलें नष्ट हो गईं। पशुधन लूट लिया गया. कई हिंदूओं के मारे जाने की आशंका जताई गई है
यहां तक कि अपरंपरागत इस्लामी… pic.twitter.com/hiJ0dKOgP3
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the videos and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @KreatelyMedia, @jpsin1, @shashank_ssj, @TigerRajaSinggh, @eOrganiser, @TheTreeni, @RealBababanaras
The truth about the viral video, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the visuals and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the incident and found that it was not related to religious hate crimes against Hindus.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a relevant keyword search and found multiple reports regarding the incident. According to reports (1, 2), The visuals are from the vandalism and looting of Murshidpur Darbar Sharif in Sherpur, Bangladesh on Tuesday.
13 people from both sides were injured and one person was killed during the clash. The incident involved people from two groups of the Muslim community.
However, there are multiple reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. But this particular video is unrelated to religious hate crimes against Hindus.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the videos are not related to religious hate crimes against Hindus.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 29, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Visuals depicting individuals from the Muslim community engaging in acts of vandalism and violent activities have been widely shared on social media, accompanied by claims that they show extremists targeting Hindus in Bangladesh. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/ud4reYDSXu
Intent
Influencers are circulating videos from Bangladesh with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim– The visuals depict extremists targeting Hindus in Bangladesh.
Fact– The videos are related to a clash between two groups of the Muslim community. Nothing to do with Hindus.
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