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Diwali Celebrations In Dubai? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Video

Written By Mohammed Zakariya, Translated By Vasudha Beri, Edited By Pankaj Menon

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Nov 5, 2024

Claim

Recent Diwali celebrations in Dubai.

Diwali Celebrations In Dubai? Here’s The Truth Behind Viral Video — Screengrab from X post by @amazing_video2

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Fact

A reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral video led us to a YouTube post by @australiancommunitymedia, dated April 11, 2024. Carrying the same footage, it stated, “Muslims around the world have celebrated Eid al-Fitr.” The location stamp on the video stated “Dubai, UAE.”

Screengrab from YouTube video by @australiancommunitymedia

We further found a Facebook post by @AbuD7abi, dated January 1, 2024, carrying the same footage.

Screengrab from Facebook post by @AbuD7abi

A Tiktok post by @priince558 from December 2023 also carried the same video with “#qatar” written in the description.

Screengrab from Tiktok post by @priince558

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We were not independently able to verify other whereabouts of the video. However, it dates back to at least December, 2023 and does not show any recent Diwali celebrations in Dubai.

Result: Missing Context

Sources
YouTube Video By @australiancommunitymedia, Dated April 11, 2024
Facebook Post By @AbuD7abi, Dated January 1, 2024
TikTok Post By @priince558, Dated December 26, 2023

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