{"id":87266,"date":"2021-02-26T21:08:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87266"},"modified":"2021-02-26T21:08:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:38:46","slug":"israeli-army-shooting-at-palestinian-mosque-no-2008-video-of-us-army-action-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/israeli-army-shooting-at-palestinian-mosque-no-2008-video-of-us-army-action-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli army shooting at Palestinian mosque? No, 2008 video of US army action in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video that shows heavy firing on a mosque&#8217;s minaret is viral on social media with the following Hindi caption, \u201cIsraeli army fired at a mosque in Palestine near Israeli border because they were annoyed with the sound of Azan coming from the mosque. (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932 \u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u092b\u0932\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0940\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0902\u0917 \u0906\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0932\u0940 \u092b\u094b\u091c \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0926 \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0926\u0940.)&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/WZbJN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>) In the video, the sound of azan can be heard in the background.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932 \u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u092b\u0932\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0940\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0902\u0917 \u0906\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0932\u0940 \u092b\u094b\u091c \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0926 \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0926\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kyrhnS8ky7\">pic.twitter.com\/kyrhnS8ky7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0932\u0947\u0939\u0930\u0942 2.0 (@panditlehru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/panditlehru\/status\/1362655054289719297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The same video was uploaded on Facebook with the claim, \u201dIsraeli army attacked Palestinian mosque, but nothing happened to the mosque even after the attack.&#8221; This post was shared over 1,700 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vgxi3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ashraf4\/videos\/182421043334771\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/ashraf4\/videos\/182421043334771\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/ashraf4\/videos\/182421043334771\/\">*\u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932 \u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u092b\u0932\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0940\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0906\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0932\u0940 (\u092f\u0939\u0942\u0926\u0940 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0940) \u092b\u094b\u091c \u0928\u0947<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*\u0907\u091c\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0932 \u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u092b\u0932\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0940\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0906\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0907\u0932\u0940 (\u092f\u0939\u0942\u0926\u0940 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0940) \u092b\u094b\u091c \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0926 \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0926\u0940 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u091a\u0932\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u093e \u0915\u093f \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0942\u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0917\u093f\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e \u092e\u0917\u0930 \u092e\u0940\u0928\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u0924\u0938 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e*\ud83d\ude2d<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ashraf4\/\">Mohd Ashraf Ali-\u0913\u0935\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0915<\/a> on Thursday, February 25, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%20%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> users shared the video with both captions.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News received a request on its WhatsApp helpline number (+917600011160) as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-87269 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot_20210226-161727__01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"639\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We broke down the video into several keyframes and did a reverse image search. This led us to a Turkish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynet.com\/abd-askerinin-yeni-oyunu-minare-vurmaca-110100385724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news article<\/a> from March 3, 2008. The title of the article is \u201cUS soldier&#8217;s new game minaret percussion\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-26-at-7.19.46-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-26-at-7.19.46-PM.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-26-at-7.19.46-PM-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The video was also shared by American documentary filmmaker <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael Moore in 2008 which carries the testimony of US marine Jon M. Turner. He said that the video shows the US army attacking a mosque in Iraq.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"WINTER SOLDIER: U.S. Marines Fire on Mosques Unprovoked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jO7xwnZA124?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>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We found another video of the testimony of Jon Turner where he confessed that he was in Iraq in 2006 with his troops. The viral video is played at 6:40 in the testimony. &#8220;It is illegal to shoot into a mosque unless you were taking fire from it. There was no fire that was taken from that mosque. It was shot into because we were angry,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Winter Soldier Jon Turner on DN-FCK the Corps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y6iLoXIpJFQ?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>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is also no sound of azan in the actual footage of the mosque attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A video of the US army firing at a mosque in Iraq in 2008 is viral with the false claim that the Israeli forces attacked a mosque in Palestine over the sound of azan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video that shows heavy firing on a mosque&#8217;s minaret is viral on social media with the following Hindi caption, \u201cIsraeli army fired at a mosque in Palestine near Israeli border because they were annoyed with the sound of Azan coming from the mosque. 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