3 days back on 5th April 2022, leftist media The Wire uploaded a video on YouTube on the timeline of Karauli violence where it was seen that a man was waving a saffron flag over a mosque. The Wire shared the video and claimed that the video is from Karauli, Rajasthan where the violence broke out during a Shobha Yatra on Nav Samvatsar between Hindus and Muslims.
Here is the link to that video uploaded by The Wire!
A Twitter handle Arjun Mehar also tweeted the same alleged video. In his tweet he wrote, the purpose of these Sanghi fanatics is only to cause riots. He also added that if someone answers these lusts in their language, then the people of this country blame the Muslims. He further wrote that these fanatics have protection from the government, judiciary, and administration of this country.
Here is his tweet!!
We OnlyFact found in our research:
After analyzing the video thoroughly, we found out that some clip of the viral video is not even from Karauli, Rajasthan. The clip of the alleged video was found to be from Ghazipur, UP. Ghazipur SP Ram Badan Singh also confirmed that the video is related to the Ghamar village present in Ghazipur. Besides, the district collector of Karauli, Rajasthan also told the press that the video shared by Arjun Mehar on Twitter is not from Karauli. The Collector also instructed the police to take strict action against those spreading fake news and rumours in this regard.
Here is the tweet by the Twitter handle of the District collector of Karauli, Rajasthan.
A clip in the viral video of The Wire is from U.P. Ghazipur. On 3rd April 2022, A Twitter handle Sayyad Uzma Parveen uploaded a video where she demanded strict action against the people who tried to create communal tension.
| Claim | The alleged video is from Karauli, Rajasthan |
| Claimed by | Various journalists and the media agency, The Wire |
| Fact Check | Misleading |
It is clear that the clip in the alleged video was cleverly used by some people and media agencies to run their evil propaganda. When the situation is already grim does The Wire want to create confusion and unrest among people? But now you know the truth.
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