2020 North-East Delhi riots video falsely shared as violence during recent Delhi protests
2020 North-East Delhi riots video falsely shared as violence during recent Delhi protests
Executive Summaryसारांश
A video showing crowds running and clashing on a main road is being shared as footage from the recent protests in Delhi. Fact-checkers traced it to February 2020 violence in North-East Delhi’s Chand Bagh area. Journalist Mahender Singh Manral posted it on March 4, 2020.A video showing crowds running and clashing on a main road is being shared as footage from the recent protests in Delhi. Fact-checkers traced it to February 2020 violence in North-East Delhi’s Chand Bagh area. Journalist Mahender Singh Manral posted it on March 4, 2020.
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Fact-checkers have found that the viral clip is more than six years old. It was posted on X on March 4, 2020, by Indian Express journalist Mahender Singh Manral (@mahendermanral), who reported that Delhi Police had found a new video recorded at Chand Bagh in North-East Delhi. That was the spot where DCP Amit Sharma was attacked and Head Constable Ratan Lal was shot dead during the February 2020 riots. Filmed from a rooftop, the video shows people running and objects being thrown on the main road. The incident has no link to the October 2026 protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Reusing footage of past communal violence to portray current protests as violent is especially dangerous, as it can stoke fear and tension, so viral videos should be traced to their original source before being shared.
Fact-checkers have found that the viral clip is more than six years old. It was posted on X on March 4, 2020, by Indian Express journalist Mahender Singh Manral (@mahendermanral), who reported that Delhi Police had found a new video recorded at Chand Bagh in North-East Delhi. That was the spot where DCP Amit Sharma was attacked and Head Constable Ratan Lal was shot dead during the February 2020 riots. Filmed from a rooftop, the video shows people running and objects being thrown on the main road. The incident has no link to the October 2026 protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Reusing footage of past communal violence to portray current protests as violent is especially dangerous, as it can stoke fear and tension, so viral videos should be traced to their original source before being shared.