{"id":63890,"date":"2020-04-11T15:22:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T09:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=63890"},"modified":"2020-04-11T17:40:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T12:10:25","slug":"video-viral-with-false-claim-that-muslims-scattered-notes-on-the-road-to-spread-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-viral-with-false-claim-that-muslims-scattered-notes-on-the-road-to-spread-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Video viral with false claim that Muslims scatter notes on the road to spread coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two videos which show currency notes scattered on the road are viral on social media with the claim that “coronavirus-infected notes were scattered by the Muslim community” in<\/p>\n

Video 1<\/h4>\n

Facebook page Kodagu Hindus posted<\/a> the viral video has been shared with the following text in Kanada text, “\u0c95\u0cb0\u0cca\u0ca8\u0cbe \u0cac\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0c95\u0cc6\u0cb2\u0cb5\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82 \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0caf\u0ca6 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb0\u0cc1 500, 2000 \u0ca8\u0ccb\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0c89\u0c97\u0cc1\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0cb9\u0c9a\u0ccd\u0c9a\u0cbf \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbe\u0c95\u0cbf, \u0cb9\u0ccb\u0c97\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0c95\u0cc6\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f \u0caa\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca7\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0c86\u0cb0\u0c82\u0cad\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cc6 \u0c9c\u0ca8 \u0c8e\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc1 \u0cad\u0caf\u0c97\u0cca\u0c82\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0ccb\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0cb9 \u0c86 \u0ca8\u0ccb\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2 \u0c86\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6 \u0ca6\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0cb9\u0ccb\u0c97\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0c97 500 & 2000 \u0cb0\u0cc2\u0caa\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ccb\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cc1 \u0c95\u0c82\u0ca1\u0cb0\u0cc6 \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cac\u0cc7\u0ca1\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cc6\u0cb2 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca5 \u0c95\u0cc6\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f \u0c95\u0cc6\u0cb2\u0cb8\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6 \u0c87\u0ca1\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82 \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0c95\u0cc6\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f \u0cb9\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0c82\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6………. !)”<\/p>\n

This post has been shared over 1,000 times and the video has over 21,000 views. (archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\n\u0c9c\u0ca8 \u0c8e\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc1 \u0cad\u0caf\u0c97\u0cca\u0c82\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cb0\u0cc6 \u0caa\u0ccb\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0cb9 \u0c86 \u0ca8\u0ccb\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2 \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n

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\u0c95\u0cc6\u0cb2 \u0c9c\u0ca8\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0c87\u0c82\u0ca5 \u0c95\u0cc6\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f \u0c95\u0cc6\u0cb2\u0cb8\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6 \u0c87\u0ca1\u0cc0 \u0cae\u0cc1\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf\u0c82 \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0caf\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0c95\u0cc6\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f \u0cb9\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0c85\u0c82\u0c9f\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0cc6………. !<\/p>\n

Posted by Kodagu Hindus<\/a> on Thursday, April 9, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Video 2<\/h4>\n

The second viral video has been shared with a Hindi text, “In Budh Vihar, \u20b92,000 notes can be found lying on the ground (translated from \u092c\u0941\u0927 \u0935\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092a\u0930 2000\/-\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u094b\u091f \u092a\u0921\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964).” Facebook user Surendra Batra, who is associated with the Indian National Congress (as per the Facebook bio), posted<\/a> the viral video along with the Hindi text. Batra’s post has been shared over 950\u00a0 times and viewed more than 8,500 times ( archive link<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

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\u092c\u0941\u0927 \u0935\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092a\u0930 2000\/-\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u094b\u091f \u092a\u0921\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n

Posted by Surender Batra<\/a> on Thursday, April 9, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter handle Akash RSS<\/a> also shared the video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fact-check<\/h4>\n

Alt News analysed both the videos and confirmed that they capture the same incident. The screenshots below show two bikes (black and yellow coloured) which can be spotted in both the viral videos.<\/p>\n

1. Screenshots from Video 1 and Video 2 comparing the yellow bike.<\/p>\n

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2. Screenshots from Video 1 and Video 2 comparing the black bike.<\/p>\n

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Alt News subsequently performed a keyword search on Google and found that multiple media outlets have reported the incident, including an April 10 broadcast by Aaj Tak.<\/em> The relevant section in the broadcast begins from the 17:40 mark. The Aaj Tak<\/em> report pointed out that due to fear of coronavirus people were associating mundane incidents with the pandemic.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the cash lying on the ground belonged to a person who withdrew it from an ATM in Budh Vihar, New Delhi. The person accidentally dropped some notes on his way. When people noticed the cash lying on the street, a rumour emerged that the notes were deliberately dropped to spread coronavirus. Locals called the police who placed bricks on the notes and started probing the matter. However, the person who dropped the cash came back looking for it and clarified that it was his money.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_bvnBcv24dI?start=1060]<\/p>\n

Alt News spoke with Budh Vihar’s SHO Krishna who sent a video statement of Rohini’ ACP SD Mishra – \u201cWhen the beat constable reached there, he noticed that there were about seven Rs 2000 notes. As he was about to seal the notes, a person named Bhutender Sharma came there and told that these notes belonged to him and had accidentally fallen from his pocket. We investigated the matter and returned the notes to him.”<\/p>\n