FACT CHECK BY BOOM: An old video featuring a Muslim cleric delivering a hate speech in Bangladesh is being circulated with a misleading communal narrative, falsely linking it to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in India.
The viral video is being shared with the caption which roughly translated from Hindi reads, "If Congress comes to power, they will go door to door and invite Hindus to Islam." In the 26 seconds video, a man can be heard making derogatory remarks against Hindus.
(Original video - Congress agar aa gayi to ghar ghar jaakar Hinduon ko Islam ki dawat bhi denge.)
Screenshot of the viral post
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FACT-CHECK
BOOM has discovered that the viral video dates back to 2021 and originates from Bangladesh. It is not related to India or the Congress party and is being shared with misleading claim on social media.
We broke down the video into keyframes and conducted a reverse image search on Google. The search results showed that the video is from Bangladesh and dates back to 2021.
The YouTube channel 'Dr Syed Irshad Ahmad Al Bukhari' uploaded an longer version of the video on April 30, 2021. The video's caption reads, "Likewise @Mufti Salman Azhari Allama Dr Syed Irshad Bukhari gave Mubahila Challenge to Vile Gustakhe Rasool Narsinghanand Saraswati from Bangladesh"
The caption identifies the man in the video as Dr Syed Irshad Bukhari. In the 7-minute video, Dr Bukhari can be heard protesting against Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati's anti-Prophet Muhammad statements.
Between the 1.35-minute timestamp and the 7-minute timestamp, the video displays the same sequence of events as seen in the viral video.
In the original video, Bukhari criticises Narsinghanand and proceeds to challenge him to convert to Islam. In the video below, Bukkhari does not speak about India or the Congress party.
Screenshot of the original video
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Claim:
Video shows a Muslim man saying that he would convert Hindus to Islam which is linked to the Congress party and 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Claimed By:
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Fact Check:
False
(Disclaimer: This story was originally published by BOOM, and republished by India TV as part of the Shakti Collective.)
