{"id":63814,"date":"2020-04-10T13:06:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T07:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=63814"},"modified":"2020-04-10T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T07:36:34","slug":"old-video-of-shop-looted-in-south-africa-shared-as-recent-in-view-of-coronavirus-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-shop-looted-in-south-africa-shared-as-recent-in-view-of-coronavirus-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of shop looted in South Africa shared as recent in view of coronavirus lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a marauding mob barging inside a shop is being shared on social media. The message <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kawsarhj\/status\/1248358301181423616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> along with video claims that this is an incident that took place in South Africa during the ongoing lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lockdown in South Africa has collapsed. Guys are out on the streets looting shops because of no employment and no money to buy food even police cannot Control the crowds.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ckkFDtmTCw\">pic.twitter.com\/ckkFDtmTCw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mohammad Kawsar Ahmed (@kawsarhj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kawsarhj\/status\/1248358301181423616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video is viral with the same claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=lockdown%20south%20africa%20looting%20filter%3Avideos&amp;src=recent_search_click&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=lockdown%20south%20africa%20looting%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-10-03_15_28-Facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-10-03_15_28-Facebook.png 502w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-10-03_15_28-Facebook-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received multiple requests on its official Android <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">application<\/a> to fact-check this video.<\/p>\n<h4>Old video<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News found that this video is not related to the lockdown in South Africa. The same video was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricanSA\/status\/1169332091735199746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> by a Twitter user on September 5, 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BP garage at boulders mall owned by south African was also looted.<\/p>\n<p>I am not saying anything in particular, was just saying it was also looted. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoToXenophobia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoToXenophobia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SayNoToXenophobia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SayNoToXenophobia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SayNoToXenophobiaAttacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SayNoToXenophobiaAttacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ukkdk8ZAxf\">pic.twitter.com\/Ukkdk8ZAxf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Erican (@EricanSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricanSA\/status\/1169332091735199746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With a keyword search on Google, we also found the video posted by YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0AnFCn7BdM8&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;fbclid=IwAR3KhYEp-Wq2zGABWzdFCHYJyHSBCwaELvE6ElzI-VJNgLeV8wc0jqmUNDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crime Intelligence &amp; Community Awareness &#8211; South Africa<\/a> on May 29, 2018. It describes itself as the platform &#8220;which posts information about crime &amp; other issues in South Africa which affect communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crowds looting Pick n Pay Express shop at BP Clocktower in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0AnFCn7BdM8?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>According to the video description, this group was looting Pick n Pay Express located at BP garage in South Africa&#8217;s Mitchells Plain city. Furthermore, we found a corresponding report by South African news website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/SouthAfrica\/News\/mitchells-plain-business-owners-devastated-by-overnight-looting-vandalism-20180529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>News 24<\/em><\/a> published on May 29, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Business owners in Mitchells Plain were devastated to find their premises vandalised on Tuesday morning, following violent protests in the area on Monday evening. The violence erupted after officials demolished informal structures on private land in the Woodlands area. AutoZone, the BP petrol station, Pick n Pay Express and a fish shop located near the settlement were hit the hardest,&#8221; reported the website.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH: Shop owners distraught after late night looting in Mitchells Plain\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E_sjG_Pq4Ss?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>However, it may be noted there was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/2020-04-05-man-arrested-during-booze-looting-frenzy-in-cape-town-township\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incident<\/a> of looting at a liquor in Cape Town on April 5.<\/p>\n<p>A video from almost two years ago that took place in South Africa&#8217;s Mitchells Plain city is being shared as a shop looted in Cape Town during the ongoing lockdown. South Africa has been under a 21-day lockdown since March 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a marauding mob barging inside a shop is being shared on social media. The message shared along with video claims that this is an incident that took place in South Africa during the ongoing lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. Lockdown in South Africa has collapsed. 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