Fake Alert: This video of the announcement of ‘Allah Hu Akbar’ on the streets is not from Kolkata, it is from Bangladesh - 3 years old video of a protest in Bangladesh shared as from Kolkata
Claim Author Madhu Purnima Kishwar, who always shares information about fake claims, has shared a video. Thousands of Muslims are seen protesting on the streets. The background is getting announcements like Allah Hu Akbar and Islam Zindabad. Police are trying to control the crowd. The video has been shared saying that it is from Kolkata, […]
Author Madhu Purnima Kishwar, who always shares information about fake claims, has shared a video. Thousands of Muslims are seen protesting on the streets. The background is getting announcements like Allah Hu Akbar and Islam Zindabad. Police are trying to control the crowd. The video has been shared saying that it is from Kolkata, West Bengal.
What is the truth?
The video is from Bangladesh. Also, thousands of people marched on the streets to the Myanmar embassy in Dhaka to protest the killing of 3-year-old Rohingyas in 2017.
How is the verification done?
A closer look at the video reveals the Bangladeshi flag in one place. There are also flakes in the hands of the people against the killing of Rohingya.
After searching the keywords on YouTube from this hint, we found a video uploaded on the YouTube channel called ‘Spice InfoTube’ on December 13, 2017. The video has the same visuals. Which is now shared by Madhu Purnima Kishwar from Kolkata.
Also, we found a video of 13 September 2017 on the YouTube channel ‘ISCA BD’. This video is of this movement. But is shot different angle.
Conclusion
Madhu Purnima Kishwar has shared a video of people from the Muslim community protesting in the streets of Kolkata. The video is from Bangladesh, according to the Mata Fact Check.
