Fact Check: Asaduddin Owaisi did not sing bhajans, viral videos edited
Vishvas News in its investigation found that both the viral videos of Asaduddin Owaisi ‘singing bhajan’ are edited. In the first video, he is seen giving a speech about the anti-Muslim campaign, the audio of which has been edited to include a Lord Krishna bhajan. Whereas, in the second video, he is seen reciting the sher, whose audio has been replaced with the bhajan for Goddess Durga.
- By: Pragya Shukla
- Published: Jan 17, 2023 at 11:12 AM
New Delhi (Vishvas News): Two videos of Asaduddin Owaisi are becoming increasingly viral on social media. In one of the videos, he is singing a devotional about Krishna and Sudama – ‘Are Dwarpalon’. In the second video, he is seen singing a hymn of Goddess Durga. These videos are being shared with the claim that Asaduddin Owaisi sang the hymn of Lord Krishna at a gathering.
Vishvas News found in its investigation that both the viral videos of Asaduddin Owaisi were edited. In the first video, he is seen giving a speech about the anti-Muslim campaign, the audio of which has been edited to include a hymn for Lord Krishna. In the second video, he is seen reciting a sher, whose audio has been replaced with the devotional song of Goddess Durga.
Claim:
Sharing the viral video, Facebook user Shailendra Verma wrote in the caption, “Owaisi sahab is singing bhajan (devotional songs).”
View the archived version of the post here.
Sharing the viral video (archive link), Facebook user Prakash Singh wrote in the caption, “Owaisi has started singing bhajan.”
Investigation:
To know the truth of the viral claim, we searched on Google with various keywords, but we could not find any credible media report related to the viral claim.
We extracted several keyframes of the video and searched them through Google reverse image. Meanwhile, we found the original video uploaded on the official YouTube channel of News18 Urdu. The video was shared on October 26, 2022. According to the information given, the viral video is of a rally held in Bijapur, Karnataka.
Before the municipal elections in Karnataka, he had arrived to address the rally. In the video, he can be heard speaking about the election and anti-Muslim campaign. After watching the video, we found that he does not sing bhajan anywhere in this video. The audio has been added to the video later.
To know the reality behind the second video, we started searching on Google with related keywords and again found the original video uploaded on the official YouTube channel of News18 Urdu. The video was shared on October 14, 2022. In the original video, he is seen reciting the sher, and not the bhajan.
We contacted AIMIM spokesperson Mohd Salman for more details. He said the viral claim was false. Opposition parties are deliberately editing and sharing the video in such a way that they can tarnish Owaisi’s image.
At the end of the investigation, Vishvas News did a social scanning of the handle of the Facebook user who shared the fake claim. The user has 677 friends on Facebook and 174 people follow the user. According to the information given on the profile, the user is a resident of Uttar Pradesh.
Conclusion: Vishvas News in its investigation found that both the viral videos of Asaduddin Owaisi ‘singing bhajan’ are edited. In the first video, he is seen giving a speech about the anti-Muslim campaign, the audio of which has been edited to include a Lord Krishna bhajan. Whereas, in the second video, he is seen reciting the sher, whose audio has been replaced with the bhajan for Goddess Durga.
- Claim Review : Asaduddin Owaisi is singing a bhajan
- Claimed By : Fb user: Shailendra Verma
- Fact Check : False
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