In the running controversies made on Tablighi Jamaat of Muslims community regarding Coronavirus termed them as Mass Spreader in India and Tablighi Jamat fake news make the lives of Muslim community worse. Where many TV channel shown it as conspiracy in India by Muslim community. India’s death toll from coronavirus crossed 100 this week, and over 4,000 cases have been reported so far. The health ministry on Monday said only 1,445 of these cases are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that took place at its Nizamuddin headquarters in Delhi in mid-March.In the running controversies made on Tablighi Jamaat of the Muslim community regarding Coronavirus termed them as Mass Spreader of the disease in India and the fake news made the lives of Muslim community worse. Many TV channels showed it as a conspiracy in India by the Muslim community.
India’s death toll from coronavirus crossed 100 this week, and over 4,000 affected cases have been reported so far. The Health Ministry on Monday said only 1,445 of these cases are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that took place at its Nizamuddin headquarters in Delhi in mid-March.
The Fake News
Coming to the fake news ANI Asian News International is an Indian news agency based in New Delhi misquoted “Tablighi Jamat” as the contacts with patients – being quarantined in Noida. According to a tweet by ANI, “Those in Sector 5 Harola, Noida, who came in contact with Tablighi Jamaat members have been quarantined: Sankalp Sharma, Gautam Budh Nagar (DCP).”
Later, DCP Noida tweets, “@ANINewsUP people who had come in contact with the positive case were quarantined as per laid proceedure. There was no mention of Tabligh Jamat. You are misquoting and spreading fake news,” while retweeting the news tweet by ANI.
After the tweet gone viral, the ANI retweeted it’s screenshot of the fake news and said corrections in it.
The ANI tweeted, “Correction- Those in Sector 5 Harola, Noida, who came in contact with #COVID19 positive case* have been quarantined: Sankalp Sharma, Gautam Budh Nagar (DCP).”
There are lots of fake news which are spreading these days and created a controversial environment. In most of the places in India these controversies became curse on Muslims.
Some Tablighi Jamat Fake News being related
Collection of Islamophobic fake news which went viral in the last few days . I’m sure you’ve come across at least few of them.
Fake News 1: Muslim man spitting on fruits to spread Corona:
Click here to check the proof on The Quint
Fake News 2: Muslims licking utensils to spread Corona –
Click here to check the proof on Alt News
Fake News 3: Muslims sneezing in Unison to spread Corona –
Click here to check proof on The Logical Indian
Fake News 4: Fake whatsapp videos led to attack on health team in Indore –
Click here to check proof on Indian Express
Fake News 5: Indian news agency ANI runs baseless story claiming Hindus denied rations in Karachi –
Click here to check proof on The News
Fake News 6: Old video circulated as Tabhlighis spitting on Policemen to spread coronavirus
Click here to check proof on BBC
Fake News 7: Video falsely claiming Muslim policeman beating a Hindu priest
Click here to check proof on Lallantop
Fake News 8: Muslim worker in restaurant spitting in food to spread coronavirus
Click here to check proof on Alt News
Fake News 9: Muslim Foreign Nationals with coronavirus hiding in Patna Mosque to avoid testing
Click here check proof on Alt News
The above fake news titles are being linked with Tablighi Jamat and many people in India spreading hate towards the Muslims community.
Muslim scholars’ Reaction
According to The Print, Muslim scholars on Tablighi Jamaat event said to Call it a mistake, not conspiracy against India.
Muslim scholars Arshad Madani, Ahmed Bukhari and Mahmood Madani condemn Tablighi meet, but also criticise what they call the ‘communalisation of the pandemic’.
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