{"id":89053,"date":"2021-03-27T20:15:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=89053"},"modified":"2021-03-27T20:15:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T14:45:51","slug":"video-of-man-shot-dead-is-not-from-india-shared-with-false-naxal-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-man-shot-dead-is-not-from-india-shared-with-false-naxal-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of man shot dead is not from India, shared with false Naxal angle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An eight-second clip is being circulated on WhatsApp. It shows a man killing another with a rifle. &#8220;A Naxalite stepped out of his vehicle, shot down a policeman in Chhattisgarh and uploaded the video online,&#8221; reads the viral message. (\u091b\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0940\u0938\u0917\u0922\u093c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932 \u0928\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0917\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0917\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0932\u094b\u0921 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0940)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616752991925.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616752991925.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616752991925-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616752991925-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616752991925-768x952.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video is violent in nature and hasn&#8217;t been embedded in the article. A few screenshots from the video are attached below.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-89053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-man-shot-dead-is-not-from-india-shared-with-false-naxal-angle\/screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16-02-08\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.08.jpg 352w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.08-166x300.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-man-shot-dead-is-not-from-india-shared-with-false-naxal-angle\/screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16-02-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.25.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.25-165x300.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-man-shot-dead-is-not-from-india-shared-with-false-naxal-angle\/screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16-02-46\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.46.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.02.46-165x300.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Video verification<\/h4>\n<p>The video was uploaded by <a href=\"https:\/\/strana-krovi.com\/videos\/41974-sneslo-pol-cherepa\">Strana-Krovi,<\/a> a Russian-language content aggregation website, on April 14, 2020. It has a watermark &#8216;@davidlock_&#8217; and as per the caption, the viral video shows the execution of a gangster by a member of a Colombian drug cartel.<\/p>\n<p>[Warning: Distressing content.]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89065 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.17.07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1182\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.17.07.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.17.07-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.17.07-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-26-at-16.17.07-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We looked up the handle @davidlock_ on Instagram and found that it belongs to a Colombian social media user. This account tracks crimes in Colombia. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-8NVcOF79w\/?igshid=t4wr9ii7j6yo\">posted<\/a> a still from the viral video on April 14, 2020 and wrote, &#8220;This man was murdered by a scammer, I do not know the state and the exact place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89067 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616756030505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616756030505.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616756030505-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616756030505-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616756030505-768x1212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/1616756030505-973x1536.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News reached out to a professional who is fluent in Spanish. They informed that the man with the gun said, &#8220;Tell me, tell me&#8230;. [shoots] that&#8217;s what you get for being a fraudster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A video where a man was shot dead has been falsely shared as an incident from India. However, the shooter is talking in Spanish and the video was uploaded by a Columbian Instagram user.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An eight-second clip is being circulated on WhatsApp. It shows a man killing another with a rifle. &#8220;A Naxalite stepped out of his vehicle, shot down a policeman in Chhattisgarh and uploaded the video online,&#8221; reads the viral message. 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