WebQoof Recap: Of Misinformation Surrounding Rahul Gandhi, Zakir Hussain & More

Here are top five pieces of misinformation that went viral online this week.

Here is a run down of the most viral pieces of misinformation from this week.

(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)

From a scuffle involving Members of Parliament (MPs) in Delhi to claims surrounding the late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, here's a quick recap of the most viral pieces of misinformation we debunked this week.

1. Did Rahul Gandhi Accept Pushing BJP MPs Outside Parliament in This Clip? No!

A video of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is being shared to claim that he admitted to pushing Members of Parliament (MPs), which reportedly led to two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders getting injured.

The clip of Gandhi's alleged admission was shared by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

The video went viral with false claims.

(Source: The Quint)

But that's not true. The claim is misleading, as a longer version showed Gandhi accepting that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was also pushed, when asked about it by reporters.

You can read our fact-check here.

2. No, This Video Doesn’t Show Zakir Hussain Performing With Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

A video of late Pakistani singer Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan singing next to a tabla player is being circulated on social media platforms with users identifying the latter as late tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain.

However, the claim is false. The man sitting next to the late singer is a Pakistani tabla player named Abdul Sattar Khan.

You can read our fact-check here.

3. No, Viral Audio Does Not Feature Dr BR Ambedkar’s Voice, Clip Is From a Movie

An audio clip is going viral online to claim that it features Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s speech at the Second Round Table Conference that happened in London, United Kingdom in 1931.

An archive of this post can be seen here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

However, this voice belongs to a Malayalam actor Mammootty, who portrayed Dr Ambedkar in the 2000 biopic Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Read our fact-check here.

4. Old Video of Delhi Police 'Breaking CCTV' Falsely Shared as Recent From Sambhal

A video went viral on social media which showed security force personnel hitting a CCTV camera with a stick. The claim linked it to the recent violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.

An archive can be seen here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

Is it true?: No, the video is old. It surfaced in 2020 during the Delhi riots that took place after the anti-CAA protests.

• The Quint spoke with some shopkeepers of Khureji area, who confirmed that the video is from the same area.

Read our fact-check here.

5. Video From Indonesia Falsely Shared as One of Mosque Set on Fire in Bangladesh

A video showing the domed part of a mosque on fire is being shared on social media, where users have insinuated that the video is from Bangladesh.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

However, that is not true. The video is from Indonesia's Luwuk, where a shop caught on fire in the town's Central Market on 8 December.

You can read our fact-check here.

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