Authors
Vijayalakshmi leads our Tamil team. She’s worked in the media industry for more than eight years. This includes her work as a senior correspondent for Times Now before joining Newschecker. She turned to fact-checking to create awareness around misinformation through her writing.
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
Claim
Photo/video shows the appalling state of a Hindu child in Bangladesh.
Fact
Visuals capturing the aftermath of the Israeli attack on Gaza.
A photograph of a visibly bewildered and helpless child is being circulated on social media platforms amid widespread turmoil in Bangladesh, with users claiming it to show the plight of Hindus in the crisis hit country. Multiple others also shared a longer video of the same child in an identical state linking to the current situation in Bangladesh. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue.
The visuals are being widely shared on X, Facebook and YouTube claiming to show a Hindu child in Bangladesh.
Such posts can be seen here, here, here and here.
Also Read: Viral Video Showing Plight Of Hindu Women In Bangladesh Is Actually Staged
Fact Check/Verification
A reverse image search on the viral visual led us to a video by CBS News, dated July 20, 2024, featuring the same child. “Video captures aftermath of Israeli airstrike in Gaza,” its caption stated.
Arabic language website bnfsj.net also featured an image of the child in an article about the “daily massacres of the occupation in the Gaza Strip.”
Also Read: Old, Unrelated Images From Myanmar, Hong Kong Shared As Bangladesh Protests
The viral image was also featured in a Facebook post by Aljazeera Mubasher – its watermark can be seen in the viral video. “Fear and terror of a child sitting alone after being cut. An Israeli targeted a centre to accommodate the displaced in the #Abu_Araban school belonging to Onrowa in Al-Nusairat camp (translated from Arabic via Google),” the post from July, 2024 stated.
Further, the full video was uploaded on the outlet’s official X account, stating, “Fear and panic of a child sitting alone after an Israeli bombardment targeted a shelter for displaced people in the #Abu_Urayban school affiliated with UNRWA in the Nuseirat camp.”
Also Read: No, This Is Not The First Photo Of Sheikh Hasina Since Her Arrival In India
Conclusion
Hence, visuals from Gaza have been shared to show the dire condition of a Hindu child in Bangladesh.
Result: False
Sources
YouTube Video CBS News, Dated July 20, 2024
Article By bnfsj.net, Dated July 17, 2024
X Post By @ajmubasher, Dated July 14, 2024
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Authors
Vijayalakshmi leads our Tamil team. She’s worked in the media industry for more than eight years. This includes her work as a senior correspondent for Times Now before joining Newschecker. She turned to fact-checking to create awareness around misinformation through her writing.
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
