{"id":39303,"date":"2019-06-24T20:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=39303"},"modified":"2019-06-24T20:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:01:36","slug":"photo-of-young-girl-from-bbc-footage-on-rohingyas-shared-with-false-communal-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/photo-of-young-girl-from-bbc-footage-on-rohingyas-shared-with-false-communal-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of young girl from BBC footage on Rohingyas shared with false, communal claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0906\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0940, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0913\u0930 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0915\u0926\u092e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0930\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0928 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0917\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091c\u0928\u0938\u0901\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913, \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924 ,\u0938\u092e\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0914\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0939\u093e\u0932 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0964&#8221; (The growing Muslim population of the country is one more step in the direction of making India a Muslim nation, and some of our traitor politicians are supporting this. If not checked, this can become a serious issue over time. Bring a population control law, make the country strong, prosperous and happy- translation).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The above message has been shared widely on social media and messaging platforms along with two infographics. In the infographic on the top, a picture of a young girl can be seen. It has been claimed that she is a 14-year old Rohingya Muslim girl named Sakhra, who has a 54 year old husband and has already given birth to two children. It further says that if she has two children at the age of 14 years, she will produce at least 20 children during her lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom infographic has a picture of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar along with the words, <em>&#8220;\u0939\u092e \u091c\u0928\u0938\u0901\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902&#8221; (We oppose the population control law- translation).<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0906\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0940, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0913\u0930 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0915\u0926\u092e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u092e\u092f \u0930\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0928 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0917\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u091c\u0928\u0938\u0901\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913, \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924 ,\u0938\u092e\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0914\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0939\u093e\u0932 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e4k0TAhcja\">pic.twitter.com\/e4k0TAhcja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pushpendra Kulshrestha (@Nationalist_Om) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nationalist_Om\/status\/1142467897458999297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The above message and infographic has been posted on Facebook as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bk.mishra.12139\/posts\/438693750261986\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/bk.mishra.12139\/posts\/438693750261986\"><p>\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0906\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0940, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0913\u0930 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0915\u0926\u092e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u092e&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bk.mishra.12139\">Bk Mishra<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/bk.mishra.12139\/posts\/438693750261986\">Saturday, June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It has also been circulating on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39306\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-24-at-12.26.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-24-at-12.26.28-PM.png 467w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-24-at-12.26.28-PM-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FALSE, MALICIOUS CLAIM<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The above is a classic example of hate-mongering through the use of misinformation. The image of the girl used in the viral message has been lifted from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rdeV4hauEEk&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video report<\/a> by <em>BBC<\/em> chronicling the plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar. The video has been posted below. The relevant portion can be viewed from 2:06 to 2:13 minutes. No claim about the young girl bearing children has been made in the BBC footage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In the jungle with Rohingya refugees feeling Myanmar - BBC News\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rdeV4hauEEk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Using this picture, a story was concocted, which has been circulating in the social media ecosystem since at least 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Will &#8220;Human Rights Wala&#8221; Look at her innocence!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rohingya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rohingya<\/a> girl, just 14 has 2 kids. 1 of the six wife&#8217;s of her 56yr old husband<br \/>\nHumanity? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B4cB3UZHai\">pic.twitter.com\/B4cB3UZHai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raman Malik (@ramanmalik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramanmalik\/status\/911839586384412672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>NITISH KUMAR AGAINST POPULATION CONTROL?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The second infographic, which has attributed a statement to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on population control, is based on a 2016 news item. In <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/after-demonetisation-giriraj-singh-backs-nasbandi-nitish-kumar-calls-it-bakwaas-4412227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2016<\/a>, Kumar had slammed BJP MP and Union Minister Giriraj Singh after the latter had suggested <em>nasbandi<\/em> (sterilization) as a means for effective population control. Nitish Kumar had called Giriraj Singh&#8217;s suggestion &#8216;nonsense&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News searched Google with the keywords<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=nitish+kumar+on+population+control&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN773IN773&amp;oq=nitish+kumar+on+population+control&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.5876j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> &#8216;Nitish Kumar on population control&#8217;<\/a> and found several news articles which have documented his position on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The Bihar CM has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/national\/bihar-cm-worried-over-population-growth-rate\/article20585718.ece1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">raised concern<\/a> over the issue of growing population and had in fact in 2012, suggested stepping up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/fwire\/step-up-literacy-rate-to-control-population-growth-nitish-354629.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">literacy rate<\/a> to address the high fertility ratio in Bihar in order to bring it at par with the national average.<\/p>\n<p>Images showing Rohingya children have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/rohingya-crisis-continues-images-children-used-spread-fake-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misused<\/a> in the past. The community has been targeted incessantly through misinformation, with false allegations ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gangs-at-night-attacking-people-whatsapp-messages-fake-rohingya-muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">child abduction<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/not-a-picture-of-rohingyas-eating-hindus-it-is-a-tibetan-funeral-ritual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cannibalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0906\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0940, \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0913\u0930 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0915\u0926\u092e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u092e\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0930\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0928 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0917\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091c\u0928\u0938\u0901\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0913, \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924 ,\u0938\u092e\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0914\u0930 \u0916\u0941\u0936\u0939\u093e\u0932 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":39309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[132],"class_list":["post-39303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/fi_rohingya_bbc.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39303"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39373,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39303\/revisions\/39373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39303"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=39303"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=39303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}