Saturday, May 23, 2020

Fact Check : Video from Pakistan shared as people flouting lockdown for Eid in Hyderabad and Delhi

Indleak Saturday, May 23, 2020 Trends , 0 Comments

A 23-second video of a crowded market has gone viral on social media with the claim that Muslims flouted the lockdown for shopping. It is noteworthy that Eid is set to be observed in the coming weekend. Most users claimed that the video is from Madina market in Hyderabad.

Various tweets related to this content published by Indians with false co-relation with Hyderabad and Delhi.

BJP leader Varun Gandhi’s secretary Ishita Yadav also tweeted the viral video. However, she claimed it was shot in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. The tweet was originally posted by Twitter user Janamjit Shankar Sinha. The viral video on Sinha’s tweet bagged over 8,000 views. The tweet was subsequently deleted but it can be viewed on this archive link.

A video showing a crowded market in Pakistan's Faisalabad is being shared with false claims that it shows people shopping for Eid in Hyderabad, India violating social distancing norms during the ongoing lockdown due to COVID-19. Alt News & BOOM found that the video is from Anarkali bazaar in Faisalabad city which was opened earlier this week following guidelines for relaxation in the lockdown announced in Pakistan. The video is being shared with a false claim that it shows huge crowds at Madina Market in Hyderabad.

Video from Pakistan you can see in below Tweets:

Alt News performed a reverse image of one of the keyframes of the video and found that it was tweeted by @MishaalShaheen on May 18. As per the Twitter user, the viral video is from Anarkali Bazaar in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The user pointed out that people are shopping for Eid without worrying about coronavirus.

Another Tweet from Pakistan was also captured regarding this event:

At the 10-second mark, a store sign appears that reads ‘Aini shoes’ in Urdu. Alt News & Boom performed a keyword search on Google and found a store with the same name at the new Anarkali market, Faisalabad in Pakistan on Google Maps.

Thus the claim associated with the viral video is false. Since the lockdown started on March 25, false propaganda towards the Muslim community has been rampant on social media. Earlier another video from Pakistan was viral with the false claim that Muslim women were shopping during the lockdown in India.

Claim Review : Video shows people shopping at Madina Market in Old city,Hyderabad

Claimed By : Social media posts

Fact Check : False

Credits: AltNews & BoomLive

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