Old Clip From Assam Falsely Shared as Rohingyas Fighting With Indian Muslims

This video dates back to January 2022 and shows an internal clash between two groups of a mosque in Assam.

Fact-check: An old video of an internal clash in Assam is being falsely shared as "Rohingya Muslims violently taking over a mosque of Indian Muslims."

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A video showing several people fighting violently on the streets is going viral to claim that it shows Rohingya Muslims in a fight with Muslims.

The claim adds that Rohingya Muslims "captured the mosque that belonged to the Indian Muslims".

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What's the truth?: This video, which dates back to January 2022, shows an internal clash between two groups in a mosque in Assam.

• It is unrelated to Rohingya Muslims residing in India, as claimed.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to a video shared by a user on X and the caption stated that it shows a clash between two groups within a mosque in Bilasipara, Assam.

• Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search which led us to several reports shared by India Today, Siasat and ANI.

• We also found a video report shared by Times Now on YouTube on 5 January 2023.

• The video included the viral clip along with other clips related to the incident.

• The reports stated that a person was killed and at least 20 others were injured after a fight broke out between two groups of a mosque committee in Assam on 30 December 2022.

• It added that this mosque is located at Bilasipara in Dhubri district, and the disagreement and clash were over a position on the mosque management committee.

Conclusion: An old video of an internal clash between two parties of a mosque in Assam is being falsely shared as "Rohingya Muslims violently taking over a mosque of Indian Muslims."

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