Video of Uttar Pradesh Police catching ‘Coronavirus jihadists’ at Chor Bazaar.
Claim: Video of Uttar Pradesh Police catching ‘Coronavirus jihadists’ at Chor Bazaar., Fact: The video is that of an ‘anti-terror attack’ mock drill conducted by the Bikapur Police in Ayodhya (UP). So, the claim is FALSE., In the video, a board with the text ‘Chor Bazaar- Faizabad’ can be seen. So, when searched on the Twitter account of ‘Ayodhya Police’, a tweet by them regarding the video was found. In that tweet made on 5 April 2020, upon asked by a user to clarify the context of the video, the Ayodhya Police clarified that it is a ‘demo’ video. They also attached another tweet, dated 4 April 2020, with the information that the video is a part of an ‘anti-terror demo’. In another tweet of Ayodhya Police, they enclosed a news report of that mock drill conducted up by the Bikapur Police., #UPPInNews #UPPolice #ayodhyapolice @Uppolice @dgpup @adgzonelucknow @igrangeayodhya @IpsAshish #IndiaFightsCorona #lockdown21days #IndiaFightsCoronavirushttps://t.co/kYx5QDkW33 pic.twitter.com/VRzXtiZ4wc, To sum it up, a video of an ‘anti-terror attack’ mock drill is being shared as ‘Coronavirus jihadists arrested in UP’., Did you watch our new video?, Pingback: Video of an ‘anti-terror attack’ mock drill is being shared as ‘Coronavirus jihadists arrested in UP’ – Farzi Khabar, FACTLY is one of the well known Data Journalism/Public Information portals in India. Each news story on FACTLY is backed by factual evidence/data from official sources that is either available in the public domain or that is collated/gathered/collected using tools such as the Right to Information (RTI).
Video of an ‘anti-terror attack’ mock drill is being shared as ‘Coronavirus jihadists arrested in UP’ - FACTLY