{"id":61656,"date":"2020-03-23T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=61656"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:01:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T10:31:23","slug":"video-from-2011-viral-as-chinese-muslims-offer-namaz-on-road-amid-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2011-viral-as-chinese-muslims-offer-namaz-on-road-amid-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Old video from China viral as people embracing Islam, reading namaz in public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 22, India observed a voluntary curfew at Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s request in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. As the centre steps up the process of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/janata-curfew-march-22-live-updates\/article31133447.ece?homepage=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nationwide lock down<\/a> in order to tackle coronavirus, the wave of misinformation surrounding it continues.<\/p>\n<p>A 3:30-minute video uploaded by YouTube channel Minorities News has gone viral on social media. The video shows a crowd offering Islamic prayers in public. It is being claimed that people are embracing Islam and willing offering namaz in China. The number of coronavirus cases has massively decreased in China after nearly three months of restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The video has been viewed over 6.5 lakh times. Its title, \u201cPeople are coming in buses to read namaz and willingly embracing Islam. 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It was shared over 17,000 times and gained close to 4 lakh views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asifkhanlive24\/videos\/207291463851216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61670 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/17kshares.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/17kshares.png 594w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/17kshares-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a>The viral video has been shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A5%9B%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top?q=%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A5%9B%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>. Alt News also received several requests to fact-check the viral video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our <a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md=\"\">official Android application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61663 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/chinanamaz1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/chinanamaz1.png 980w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/chinanamaz1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/chinanamaz1-768x587.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News analysed the video using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invid-project.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InVid<\/a>, a video verification tool. After performing a reverse image search on Yandex, we found the viral video was uploaded by Pavel Ryt\u00ed\u0159 on YouTube on August 12, 2011. The video title claims that it shows prayers during Ramadan at Xining, capital of Qinghai province in China.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ramadan in Xining :-)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4rpXArNq4tw?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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/ramadan-2011-dates-fasting_n_908603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Huffington Post<\/em><\/a> reported that in 2011 Ramadan was observed from August 1 to August 30.<\/p>\n<p>The social media claim associated with the viral video is false. It attempts to portray that people are embracing Islam in large numbers in China after coronavirus cases have fallen in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 22, India observed a voluntary curfew at Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s request in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. As the centre steps up the process of nationwide lock down in order to tackle coronavirus, the wave of misinformation surrounding it continues. 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