A video depicting a large crowd protesting against the revocation of ‘Article 370’ has recently been circulated with claims that it is a current event from Bangladesh. However, D-Intent Data has found that this footage is actually from August 2019 and shows protests in Bangladesh in response to India’s removal of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The video has no connection to the present political crisis in Bangladesh. And has been misrepresented to suggest a recent event.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account @SaffronSunanda wrote. “Now Bangladeshis are protesting against the abrogation of Article 370. Their economy is doomed. The country is burning and soon they will beg like Maldives and Pakistan but their priorities are different. Boycott Banglad”.
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @KreatelyMedia, @jpsin1
The truth about the viral video about Article 370, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video of a large crowd protesting against the revocation of ‘Article 370’ and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that it was an old video from August 2019.
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. This led us to media reports containing the same video uploaded in August 2019. According to the media reports(1, 2). The video shows thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims marching through the Bangladesh capital Dhaka to protest against revocation of ‘Article 370’ in August 2019.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the viral video doesn’t depict the recent crisis in Bangladesh. But an old video from 2019.
Intent
Social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating old videos from Bangladesh with misleading claims to set their narrative over the political unrest in the country.
Conclusion
Claim– Amid the political crisis, Bangladeshi people are protesting against the revocation of Article 370.
Fact – The viral video is from 2019 and doesn’t depict any recent protest against Article 370.
