{"id":1588,"date":"2020-12-09T07:32:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=135862"},"modified":"2020-12-09T07:32:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:32:02","slug":"2015-video-of-pro-pakistan-chants-in-kashmir-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/09\/2015-video-of-pro-pakistan-chants-in-kashmir-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 video of pro-Pakistan chants in Kashmir falsely linked to farmers\u2019 protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the ongoing farmers\u2019 protest, several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter users<\/a> have posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan slogans. The one minute clip has been shared along with the Hindi text, \u201cIf you want them to be booked for sedition, make this video viral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @OmPraka43229608 posted the video, gaining over 1,000 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201209055154\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmPraka43229608\/status\/1336306263169241088\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936\u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0915\u0926\u092e\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c \u0939\u094b \u0924\u094b \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902<br \/>\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092e\u092f\u093e\u092c \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dQkx61xpEt\">pic.twitter.com\/dQkx61xpEt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Om Prakash Rawat (@OmPraka43229608) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmPraka43229608\/status\/1336306263169241088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Akash RSS\u2019s video gained close to 9,000 views since it was posted on December 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201209053054\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Satynistha\/status\/1336288885056278528\">archived link<\/a>). In the past, Alt News has document multiple instances of misinformation promoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/?s=Akash+RSS\">Akash RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a \u092d\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0936\u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0915\u0926\u092e\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c \u0939\u094b \u0924\u094b \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VwjbioLuOJ\">pic.twitter.com\/VwjbioLuOJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akash RSS (@Satynistha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Satynistha\/status\/1336288885056278528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIwXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIwLTEyXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIwXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMC0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjAtMTItMDdcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMC0xMi0xM1xcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\">Facebook users<\/a> have also posted this video. Additionally, Alt News received several requests on our WhatsApp helpline number (+917600011160) and on our <a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md>official Android application<\/a> to authenticate this claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p>\n<h4>Video from 2015<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search on Facebook and YouTube and found that the viral video was posted by local news outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kashmiressencenews\/photos\/a.532079990156584\/1041420975889147\/\">Kashmir Essence News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vUW0NDxi0Q\">The Kashmir Pulse<\/a> in October 2015.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Sikhs shout \u201cKashmir banega Pakistan\u201d while protesting \u2018desecration\u2019 of holy book\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9vUW0NDxi0Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The juxtaposition below shows that both clips represent the same incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-wrap-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82089 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?resize=810%2C397&amp;is-pending-load=1\" alt width=\"810\" height=\"397\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?w=1853&amp;ssl=1 1853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C502&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C377&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C753&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?w=1620 1620w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82089 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/In-story-chart2-1.jpg?resize=810%2C397\" alt width=\"810\" height=\"397\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook Page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peacePakistan143\/photos\/a.536377226417636\/898767096845312\/\">Mission save Pakistan<\/a> posted an image of the incident around the same time along with the link to a news report by The Deccan Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p>As per The Kashmir Pulse, Sikh protesters chanted pro-Pakistan slogans during a protest against the desecration of the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib at Baramulla in Kashmir. The same was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/151018\/nation-current-affairs\/article\/pro-khalistan-pro-pakistan-slogans-chanted-sikhs-protest\">The Deccan Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, social media users posted a clip of Kashmiri Sikh protesters from 2015 and falsely linked it to the recent farmers\u2019 protest. Over the past few weeks, multiple old images and videos have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/?s=khalistan+\">shared as farmers\u2019 protest<\/a> to delegitimise the protest and falsely promote that the movement has a \u2018Khalistani\u2019 agenda.<\/p>\n<div id=\"enhancedtextwidget-12\" class=\"widget widget_text enhanced-text-widget widget-shortcode area-arbitrary\">\n<div class=\"textwidget widget-text\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2020\/12\/09\/2015-video-of-pro-pakistan-chants-in-kashmir-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/\">Radio Free<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the ongoing farmers\u2019 protest, several Twitter users have posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan slogans. 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