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On April 29, one Jitu Desai posted the video with the same claim on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jitu.desai.714\/videos\/3212743032077720\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/jitu.desai.714\/videos\/3212743032077720\/\"><p>\u0a85\u0aae\u0aa6\u0abe\u0ab5\u0abe\u0aa6 \u0aa8\u0abe \u0a9c\u0aae\u0abe\u0ab2\u0aaa\u0ac1\u0ab0 \u0aa8\u0acb \u0aa6\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ab6\u0acd\u0aaf<\/p>\n<p>\u0a86 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0abf\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa5\u0abf\u0aa4\u0abf\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 3 May \u0ab6\u0ac1 \u0aa6\u0abf\u0ab5\u0abe\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u0ab8\u0ac1\u0aa7\u0ac0 \u0aaa\u0aa3 \u0ab2\u0acb\u0a95\u0aa1\u0abe\u0a89\u0aa8 \u0aa8\u0ab9\u0ac0\u0a82 \u0a96\u0ac1\u0ab2\u0ac7<\/p>\n<p>\u0a86 \u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa5\u0abf\u0aa4\u0abf \u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u0a95\u0acb\u0ab0\u0acb\u0aa8\u0abe \u0a95\u0abe\u0aac\u0ac1 \u0aae\u0abe \u0a95\u0ac7\u0aae \u0a86\u0ab5\u0ac7 \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jitu.desai.714\">Jitu Desai<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/jitu.desai.714\/videos\/3212743032077720\/\">Tuesday, 28 April 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The message further suggests if this situation persists, the lockdown won&#8217;t be lifted on May 3 and there are chances that it will extend way beyond Diwali. &#8220;\u0a85\u0aae\u0aa6\u0abe\u0ab5\u0abe\u0aa6 \u0aa8\u0abe \u0a9c\u0aae\u0abe\u0ab2\u0aaa\u0ac1\u0ab0 \u0ab5\u0abf\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa4\u0abe\u0ab0\u0aa8\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0aa6\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ab6\u0acd\u0aaf &#8230;..\u0a86 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0abf\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa5\u0abf\u0aa4\u0abf \u0a86\u0ab5\u0ac0 \u0a9c \u0ab0\u0ab9\u0ac7 \u0aa4\u0acb 3 May \u0ab6\u0ac1 \u0aa6\u0abf\u0ab5\u0abe\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u0ab8\u0ac1\u0aa7\u0ac0 \u0aaa\u0aa3 \u0ab2\u0acb\u0a95\u0aa1\u0abe\u0a89\u0aa8 \u0a96\u0acb\u0ab2\u0abe\u0aaf ? \u0a86 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0abf\u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa5\u0abf\u0aa4\u0abf \u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u0a95\u0acb\u0ab0\u0acb\u0aa8\u0abe \u0a95\u0abe\u0aac\u0ac1 \u0aae\u0abe \u0a95\u0ac7\u0aae \u0a86\u0ab5\u0ac7 ?&#8221; reads the Gujarati text. Alt News had received a request on WhatsApp (+91 7600011160) to fact-check this video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200429-131742_WhatsApp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200429-131742_WhatsApp.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200429-131742_WhatsApp-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200429-131742_WhatsApp-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200429-131742_WhatsApp-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_20200429-131742_WhatsApp-990x1273.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many other people have sent fact-check requests on our <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1603\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1.png 1603w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1-1024x331.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1-768x248.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1-1536x496.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1-990x320.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jig-1-1320x427.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1603px) 100vw, 1603px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>With the help of digital verification tool InVid, Alt News broke the video into multiple keyframes. We then reverse searched one of the keyframes on the Russian search engine Yandex and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeingHarmesh09\/status\/1242121299385671682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a> the same video posted on March 23, 2020. &#8220;Masjid closed down at Dongri just now by Local Police ,ACP Avinash Dharmadhikari on the Spot.&#8221; reads the tweet. It may be noted that while one-day curfew (Janata curfew) was imposed on March 22, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown on March 24, 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*Breaking Alert :-* Masjid closed down at Dongri just now by Local Police ,ACP Avinash Dharmadhikari on the Spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2mNQRirebB\">pic.twitter.com\/2mNQRirebB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0ab9\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aae\u0ac7\u0ab6 \u0a9c\u0abe\u0aa6\u0ab5 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@BeingHarmesh09) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeingHarmesh09\/status\/1242121299385671682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday imposed a curfew across the state as people continued to defy the provisions under section 144 after strictly following a janata curfew on Sunday,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com\/coronavirus\/news\/curfew-imposed-across-maharashtra-as-people-defy-prohibition-orders-inter-state-travel-halts-as-district-borders-shut\/articleshow\/74776316.cms?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mumbai Mirror<\/em><\/a> reported on March 23, 2020. According to a report by news agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/fir-against-masjid-trustees-for-disobeying-govt-orders-817066.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PTI<\/em><\/a>, police had received information that 100-150 people were offering namaz inside the masjid despite the orders issued under CrPC section 144 banning assembly of people in the view of the epidemic. A team led by ACP Dharmadhikari had reached the mosque and asked the devotees to vacate the place. Later, an FIR was filed against the trustees of the Masjid by JJ Marg police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"et\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> Updates: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MumbaiPolice<\/a> vacates Temkar Mohalla Masjid in Dongri<\/p>\n<p>Read all the latest updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yUQbXRHKqw\">https:\/\/t.co\/yUQbXRHKqw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/meog5eby1M\">pic.twitter.com\/meog5eby1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaiMirror\/status\/1242075287967485953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A second video posted on the same day shows the police asking people to vacate the mosque.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9KNaOoVjK\">pic.twitter.com\/S9KNaOoVjK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0ab9\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aae\u0ac7\u0ab6 \u0a9c\u0abe\u0aa6\u0ab5 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@BeingHarmesh09) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeingHarmesh09\/status\/1242121451466940417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video was also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/viralrs18\/status\/1247944433976266752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> by Twitter user Viral Sanghavi on April 8 with the claim that it was shot that same day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PART-II -Modi Saheb, today Dongri masjid in Mumbai&#8230;Must Must Extend lockdown period for next at least 15 days \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSJaishankar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrSJaishankar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MrsGandhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArnabGoswamiRtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ArnabGoswamiRtv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arnabunofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Arnabunofficial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/88TRrEdA5P\">pic.twitter.com\/88TRrEdA5P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Viral Sanghavi\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@viralrs18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/viralrs18\/status\/1247944433976266752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion, a one-month-old video shot outside a mosque in Maharashtra&#8217;s Mumbai was shared with the false claim that members of the Muslim community in Ahmedabad&#8217;s Jamalpur are openly flouting the lockdown rules during the nationwide lockdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a group of people leaving a mosque is circulating on social media. 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