{"id":31196,"date":"2019-03-21T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T07:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=31196"},"modified":"2019-03-21T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T07:07:14","slug":"new-zealand-govt-ordered-shut-down-of-all-mosques-false-claim-viral-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/new-zealand-govt-ordered-shut-down-of-all-mosques-false-claim-viral-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand govt ordered shut down of all mosques? False claim viral on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A message viral on social media claims that the New Zealand government has ordered for the shutdown of all mosques in the country as they are the breeding ground for terrorists. Social media users are circulating this text in the backdrop of the recent Christchurch mosque shooting where a white supremacist gunned down at least 50 Muslim worshippers in a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>The viral message reads,\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c\u0940\u0932\u0948\u0902\u0921 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u0906\u091c \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0928\u0940 \u0924\u092e\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 |\u0915\u0939\u093e.. \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0940! (New Zealand government today ordered for the shut down of mosques across the country. They said that terrorists breed in mosques.)&#8221; <\/em>Below is a screenshot of the message shared on a Facebook group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1526567067401087\/permalink\/2250574741666979\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DR. SAMBIT PATRA FANS CLUB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31200 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-7.png 852w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-7-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-7-768x642.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The message has been circulated on several other right-wing Facebook groups as well &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/isupportzeenews\/permalink\/2527101367546182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Support Zee News ( \u0910\u0921 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u094b\u095c\u0947\u0902)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=312786352715604&amp;id=152385328755708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u090f\u0915\u0924\u093e \u092e\u0902\u091a<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/isupportmodijee\/permalink\/2095975440700602\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I support modi ji<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1257946230946392\/permalink\/2959239717483693\/\">Narendra Damodar Modi Supporter<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Several Twitter handles have also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambit_swaraj1\/status\/1107646418926206977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the message.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31202 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-8-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-8-1.png 732w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-8-1-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fake news<\/h2>\n<p>That the New Zealand government has ordered for the closing down of all mosques across the country is blatant disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>A week after the terrorist attack, Christchurch mosque Al Noor, one of the two places where the mass shooting took place, will hold its Friday prayers on March 22. &#8220;<em>The Deans Ave mosque&#8217;s religious leader Imam Gamal Fouda, who survived New Zealand&#8217;s worst ever terror attack, said the move will show the world that Muslims, and all New Zealanders, will not bow down to terror&#8230;The majority of people, including myself, we decided to come and prayer close to our site. We will never forsake it to please those people who actually attacked us.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0reported\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=12214750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Zealand Herald<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31241 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10.png 1412w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10-990x456.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/download-10-1320x608.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that Friday&#8217;s call to prayers at the Christchurch mosque will be broadcast nationally and a two-minute silence will be observed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live: PM says two minutes&#8217; silence will be shared on Friday and call to prayer broadcast on TV and radio to honor Christchurch victims<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XKMnTmA39N\">https:\/\/t.co\/XKMnTmA39N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nzherald (@nzherald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nzherald\/status\/1108190583481348096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mosques across New Zealand were asked to remain closed on March 15 &#8211; the day of the attack. This was a police advisory as a safety precaution and not a government order to shut down mosques.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The police have asked all mosques nationally to shut their doors until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>A Wellington-based imam says while mosques are closed, Muslims will be praying from the safety of their homes.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZewehpsuEJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZewehpsuEJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNZ (@radionz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/radionz\/status\/1106609674785181696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As the first funerals began on March 20, for the ones who died in the Christchurch terrorist attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2019\/mar\/20\/new-zealand-shooting-jacinda-ardern-visits-christchurch-to-pay-tribute-to-victims-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PM Arden visited the victims<\/a> and also spoke at Cashmere high school that had lost two students and one former student in the terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News recently debunked another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-and-images-shared-as-individuals-converting-to-islam-after-christchurch-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misinformation<\/a> related to Christchurch where old photographs were being shared to claim that people in New Zealand are converting to Islam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message viral on social media claims that the New Zealand government has ordered for the shutdown of all mosques in the country as they are the breeding ground for terrorists. 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