Fact Check: The person angry with Hindus is not a Muslim, the viral video is fake

Vishvas News found in its investigation that the claim being made about the viral video is false. The name of the person seen in the video is Dhirendra Raghav and he is a resident of Agra. Actually, that person is a content creator and makes similar videos and shares them on his social media accounts.

What is viral?

Facebook user Shravan Pathak shared the viral video on June 6, 2024 and wrote in the caption, 'Listen people of Ayodhya, listen to this video and then drown yourself in a handful of water. #Ayodhya'

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Investigation

To find out the truth of the viral video, Vishwas News extracted several key frames of the video with the help of Invid tool and searched them with the help of Google reverse image. During this, we found a post related to the viral video on a Facebook account named Azad Kumar. This post was shared on May 5, 2024. According to the available information, the name of the person is Dhirendra Raghav.

Based on the information, Vishwas News searched on Google with the help of relevant keywords. The social media profile of this person was found. On searching the profile, it was found that the user's name is Dhirendra Raghav and the user has described himself as an artist and content creator on the profile. According to the information given on the profile, the person is a resident of Agra. The person has also shared a picture of casting vote from Agra. We found many more such scripted videos uploaded on the user's profile, in which Dhirendra has acted. After the video went viral and demand for action was raised, the youth has deleted the video.

During the investigation, a report related to the viral claim was found on Dainik Jagran's e-paper. According to the report, the accused Dhirendra Raghav, who circulated the provocative reel dressed as a Muslim, has been arrested by the New Agra Police.

For more information, Vishvas News contacted Agra's DCP City Suraj Kumar Rai. He told that the accused Dhirendra Raghav has been arrested. A case has been registered against him in New Agra police station under various sections including hurting religious sentiments, trying to spoil communal harmony. Finally, the account of the user who shared the video with a false claim was investigated. It was found that the user shares posts related to an ideology. 5 thousand people follow the user.

conclusion

Vishvas News found in its investigation that the claim of the person criticizing Hindus in the viral video is false. The name of the person seen in the video is Dhirendra Raghav and he is a resident of Agra. Actually, that person is a content creator and makes similar videos and shares them on his social media accounts.

(This story was originally published by Vishvas NewsAnd republished by NBT as part of Shakti Collective.)