2020 video of Nagaland students harassed in Kolkata recirculated as a recent incident
2020 video of Nagaland students harassed in Kolkata recirculated as a recent incident
Executive Summaryसारांश
A video showing students from the Northeast being harassed on a street is circulating as a recent incident. Fact-checkers traced it to March 24, 2020, when Inside Northeast and India Today NE reported that students from Nagaland were mocked in Kolkata over their appearance. The incident is more than six years old.A video showing students from the Northeast being harassed on a street is circulating as a recent incident. Fact-checkers traced it to March 24, 2020, when Inside Northeast and India Today NE reported that students from Nagaland were mocked in Kolkata over their appearance. The incident is more than six years old.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
Fact-checkers have found that the viral clip dates back to the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. On March 24, 2020, the Facebook page of Inside Northeast shared the video, reporting that a few students from Nagaland had been harassed and mocked in Kolkata because of their facial features. India Today NE published a report on the same incident under its “Racial Discrimination” section the same day. At the time, people from the Northeast faced a spate of racist abuse in several Indian cities as the coronavirus outbreak spread. The incident was real and drew widespread condemnation, but presenting it as a new event misleads viewers about current conditions and can be used to inflame regional tensions. A video’s original date and context should be checked before it is shared.
Fact-checkers have found that the viral clip dates back to the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. On March 24, 2020, the Facebook page of Inside Northeast shared the video, reporting that a few students from Nagaland had been harassed and mocked in Kolkata because of their facial features. India Today NE published a report on the same incident under its “Racial Discrimination” section the same day. At the time, people from the Northeast faced a spate of racist abuse in several Indian cities as the coronavirus outbreak spread. The incident was real and drew widespread condemnation, but presenting it as a new event misleads viewers about current conditions and can be used to inflame regional tensions. A video’s original date and context should be checked before it is shared.