{"id":99777,"date":"2021-08-03T17:27:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T11:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=99777"},"modified":"2022-05-04T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:28:46","slug":"fact-check-did-muslims-offer-namaz-in-ganga-river-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-muslims-offer-namaz-in-ganga-river-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of people offering namaz in knee-deep water is from Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Footage of a large crowd of people offering namaz in knee-deep water is circulating widely on social media against the backdrop of Eid.<\/p>\n

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Now Namaz in rivers ,what the hell is going on pic.twitter.com\/b4orD3hPGf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dr.SushmaShallakaul\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@shallakaul) May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The same video was shared last year when the accompanying Hindi caption said, \u201cThis is a plan to capture a secluded place in the river Ganges by offering prayers there. According to their plan, a temporary encampment should be built on the banks of the river, which will be converted into permanent accommodation. Because the next war of the world will be for water. And the experiment to convert Mother Ganges to Abe Zamzam has begun!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0936\u0947\u0937\u0927\u0930 \u0924\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0940 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@sdtiwari) July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Facebook user Sanjay Singh<\/a> shared the visuals with the same caption.<\/p>\n

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Posted by Sanjay Singh<\/a> on Monday, July 26, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Facebook page \u2018I Love MODI JI\u2019<\/a> promoted the clip as well.<\/p>\n

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The video was viral on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The same video was shared on YouTube as Florida<\/a>, India<\/a> and Maharashtra<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Alt News performed a keyword search, which led us to a Dhaka Tribune article<\/a> dated May 25, 2020. The accompanying image is a still from the viral video. The outlet states that there was a flood in the Koira subdistrict of Khulna, Bangladesh due to the Amphan cyclone. Because of this, locals offered prayers in knee-deep water on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The storm, which hit at a speed of 180 kmph, caused a lot of devastation. Mohammad Humayun Kabir, chairman of the Koira Sadar Upazila Parishad, revealed that close to 3,000 people had offered prayers at three different places in the city during flooding.<\/p>\n

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Below is a side-by-side comparison of a screengrab from the viral video and the image carried by the Dhaka Tribune.<\/p>\n

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Bangladeshi newspapers like the Daily Sun<\/a> and Bangla Mirror<\/a> also reported about residents offering prayers in water during flooding in Koira.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a video of a crowd of people offering Eid prayers in knee-deep water in Bangladesh amid the 2020 floods was shared on social media as India and Florida. While sharing the visuals, users falsely claimed that Muslims were offering prayers in the River Ganges, considered holy by Hindus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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