A video of a clash between protesters and Israeli forces in Golan Heights is falsely shared as visuals from Manipur - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 5, 2023
A video is viral on social media with a claim that it shows BJP supporters attacking tribals in Manipur. Lets fact check this claim through this article.
Claim: Visulas show BJP supporters attacking Tribals in Manipur.
Fact: This video shows a clash between protesters and Israeli Forces in Golan Heights. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To learn more about the viral video, we performed a reverse image search on a keyframe obtained from it. This search led us to a video uploaded on wigson.com, which described the visuals as a fight between the people of Golan Heights and Israelis.
A further keyword search on the internet led us to a news report on this incident published by ‘Sky News Arabia on their official YouTube channel. This video is titled in Arabic and translates to ‘Israel. Injuries in clashes in the occupied Golan between protesters and the Israeli police
Furthermore, these clashes have reportedly (here and here) occurred as the people in the Syrian Golan Heights opposed the establishment of Wind Turbines on their land.
To sum up, a video of a clash between protesters and Israeli forces in Golan Heights is falsely shared as visuals from Manipur.