Video of people offering namaz in knee-deep water is from Bangladesh - Alt News
Kinjal
3rd August 2021 / 5:27 pm / Last updated: 4th May 2022
Footage of a large crowd of people offering namaz in knee-deep water is circulating widely on social media against the backdrop of Eid.
Now Namaz in rivers ,what the hell is going on pic.twitter.com/b4orD3hPGf
— Dr.SushmaShallakaul🇮🇳 (@shallakaul) May 4, 2022
The same video was shared last year when the accompanying Hindi caption said, “This 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!”
#उत्तराखंड_मांगे_भू_कानून#जमीन_जिहाद
यह मुस्लिमों की एक योजना है कि एकान्त स्थान पर गंगा नदी में अज़ान लगा कर कब्जा किया जये।
इनकी योजना के अनुसार गंगा नदी के किनारे किनारे पर अस्थाई निवास बनाये जाय बाद में यह स्थाई निवास में परिवर्तन कर दिया जायेगा।
क्यों कि विश्व की अगली👇 pic.twitter.com/4ANIH8zduk
— 🇮🇳कल्याणी_पुष्पा🇮🇳 (@P_Katyayan) July 28, 2021
यह मुस्लिमों की एक योजना है, की एकांत स्थान पर गंगा नदी में, अजान लगाकर कब्जा कर लिया जाए, इनकी योजना के अनुसार गंगा नदी के किनारे किनारे पर अस्थाई निवास बनाया जाए, बाद में यह स्थाई निवास में परिवर्तन कर दिया जाएगा, क्योंकि विश्व की अगली लड़ाई पानी के लिए होनी है। pic.twitter.com/CaypnUoZUa
— 🇮🇳 शेषधर तिवारी 🇮🇳 (@sdtiwari) July 28, 2021
Facebook user Sanjay Singh shared the visuals with the same caption.
यह मुस्लिमोंकी एक योजना है कि एकान्त स्थान पर गंगा नदी में अज़ान लगा कर कब्जा किया जये। इनकी योजना के अनुसार गंगा नदी के किनारे किनारे पर अस्थाई निवास बनाये जाय बाद में यह स्थाई निवास में परिवर्तन कर दिया जायेगा। क्यों कि विश्व की अगली लड़ाई पानी के लिए होनी है। और यह गंगा के किनारे रह कर यह मुस्लिम इस्लाम को बुलन्द करेंगे।
Posted by Sanjay Singh on Monday, July 26, 2021
Facebook page ‘I Love MODI JI’ promoted the clip as well.
The video was viral on Facebook and Twitter.
The same video was shared on YouTube as Florida, India and Maharashtra.
Alt News performed a keyword search, which led us to a Dhaka Tribune article 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.
Below is a side-by-side comparison of a screengrab from the viral video and the image carried by the Dhaka Tribune.
Bangladeshi newspapers like the Daily Sun and Bangla Mirror also reported about residents offering prayers in water during flooding in Koira.
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.
Kinjal Parmar holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. However, her keen interest in journalism, drove her to pursue journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. At Alt News since 2019, she focuses on authentication of information which includes visual verification, media misreports, examining mis/disinformation across social media. She is the lead video producer at Alt News and manages social media accounts for the organization.
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