{"id":88943,"date":"2021-03-25T19:23:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=88943"},"modified":"2021-03-25T19:23:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:53:35","slug":"distasteful-road-safety-awareness-video-leads-to-anti-muslim-misinformation-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/distasteful-road-safety-awareness-video-leads-to-anti-muslim-misinformation-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Distasteful road safety awareness video leads to anti-Muslim misinformation on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video widespread on social media shows a man stopping two Muslim men riding a motorcycle without helmets. This leads to a heated altercation and a mob brandishing swords and guns come to the bike riders&#8217; aid. The people carrying weapons also seem to hail from the Muslim community.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Wb2QK\">@Shrish_1987<\/a> posted a tweet thread where he wrote, &#8220;Watch this two-part video&#8230; Make sure the secularists watch this. When stopped for not wearing a helmet, they gathered over 25 people with guns and swords with just one phone call. Does the police pardon fines for a Hindu if they are on their way to the temple? The truth is, neither India&#8217;s law nor the constitution mean much to these messengers of peace. They only care about Sharia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e?<\/p>\n<p>\u0938\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e\u0908 \u0924\u094b \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0928 \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f\u0926\u0942\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0914\u0930 \u0928 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092e\u093e\u092f\u0928\u0947 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948? \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u0936\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u0939\u0948? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/We8N2LplwL\">pic.twitter.com\/We8N2LplwL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0937 \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092a\u093e\u0920\u0940 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Shrish_1987) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shrish_1987\/status\/1374109459488796677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/FVfCo\">@vinodsharma1834<\/a> promoted a similar claim, terming the men &#8216;jihadis&#8217;. His video gained more than 400 retweets and over 2,000 views.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u091c\u0947\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u093e\u0926\u093e\u0917\u093f\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u0928\u092e\u0942\u0928\u093e\u0964 \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0932\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0964 \u092c\u093e\u0924-\u092c\u093e\u0924 \u092a\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0902\u091c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0915, \u0935\u093f\u0915\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092e \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0921 \u092f\u0942\u091c \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u094b \u091c\u0902\u0917\u0932 \u0930\u093e\u091c \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0924\u094b \u091c\u0902\u0917\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947\u0964\ud83d\ude44 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dNXSiG1WGp\">pic.twitter.com\/dNXSiG1WGp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vinod Sharma #HTL \ud83d\udd49\ufe0f (@vinodsharma1834) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vinodsharma1834\/status\/1374683192771235847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/2L9Uv\">UP Express News<\/a> reported that a mob gathered with swords and guns after Raghavendra Kumar asked two men to wear helmets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88978 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-25-at-15.16.07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-25-at-15.16.07.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-25-at-15.16.07-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-25-at-15.16.07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-25-at-15.16.07-768x763.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Distasteful road safety awareness video leads to misinformation<\/h4>\n<p>The video has been clipped from a road safety awareness video produced by Bihar resident Raghavendra Kumar, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/Helmetmanindia\/\">Helmet Man India<\/a>. While the video is an attempt to educate people on road safety and the need to wear helmets, Kumar unnecessarily portrays the Muslim community in a negative light. In the past, he has made responsible videos and these can be watched on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ER11BOOKBANK\/videos\">YouTube channel<\/a>. However, the one currently viral is in poor taste and the cause of widespread misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The awareness video was recorded on March 21 in Bihar&#8217;s Kaimur district. The fight shown in the video is staged and no one was carrying a gun. The gun seen in the video is an air gun,&#8221; Kumar told Alt News adding, &#8220;People from Hindu and Muslim communities were involved in making this video. I also took the permission from the local religious head.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Helmetmanindia\/videos\/1327520990980949\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/Helmetmanindia\/videos\/1327520990980949\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/Helmetmanindia\/videos\/1327520990980949\/\">Helmet man of India raghvendra kumar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0939\u0947\u0932\u092e\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0948\u0928 \u0928\u0947 \u0928\u092e\u093e\u091c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u094b\u0915\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0938\u0921\u093c\u0915 \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092c\u0928\u0947\u0917\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924.<br \/>\n\u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u0902\u0926\u0942\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0939\u0947\u0932\u092e\u0947\u091f.<br \/>\n#Helmetman #Trafficrules<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Helmetmanindia\/\">Helmet Man India<\/a> on Saturday, 20 March 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We also noticed that Kumar has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/PScix\">tweeted<\/a> the UP Express News article that omits the crucial detail that the video is staged. Kumar admitted that he shared a misleading report. &#8220;The participants brought the props [swords and air gun] upon my request,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kumar also shared a two-minute clip clarifying that the video is staged.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raghavendra Kumar &#039;Helmet Man&#039; on clipped version of his helmet safety video made viral\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/528725390?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video widespread on social media shows a man stopping two Muslim men riding a motorcycle without helmets. This leads to a heated altercation and a mob brandishing swords and guns come to the bike riders&#8217; aid. The people carrying weapons also seem to hail from the Muslim community. Twitter @Shrish_1987 posted a tweet thread [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":88993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-88943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/FI-1-10.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88943"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89017,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88943\/revisions\/89017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88943"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=88943"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=88943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}