Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Staged Video Falsely Shared as Hindu Man Harassing Elderly Muslim
A video was shared online with a claim about a Hindu man and an elderly Muslim man.
The claim said that the Hindu man was harassing the Muslim man.
Many people watched the post on X. The post had around 55 lakh views when the report was written.
The Quint also received a question about the video on WhatsApp.
The report checked the video and found that it was staged.
This means the scene was acted out rather than showing a real incident.
Therefore, the claim shared with the video is false.
A video was falsely shared as showing a Hindu man harassing an elderly Muslim man.
The video was posted by X user JM News Network.
The post had received around 55 lakh views when the report was written.
The Quint also received questions about the video through its WhatsApp tipline.
The report found that the video was staged, making the claim false.
- Who
- The post involved an alleged Hindu man and an elderly Muslim man; it was shared by X user JM News Network.
- What
- A staged video was falsely presented as showing a Hindu man harassing an elderly Muslim man.
- When
- At the time the report was written, the post had around 55 lakh views.
- Where
- The claim was shared on X and was also queried through The Quint's WhatsApp tipline.
- Why
- The claim was false because the video was staged.
Social Media Claim
Fact-Checking Finding
What the video shows
Social Media Claim
The video was shared as evidence that a Hindu man was harassing an elderly Muslim man.
Fact-Checking Finding
The report found that the video was staged, so it did not support the claim.
Claim's accuracy
Social Media Claim
Posts presenting the video implied that the alleged incident was genuine.
Fact-Checking Finding
The Quint concluded that the claim was false because the video was staged.
- Verdict
- False
- Video status
- Staged
- Claim
- The video allegedly showed a Hindu man harassing an elderly Muslim man.
- Original sharer
- X user JM News Network
- Views
- Around 55 lakh at the time of writing
- Fact-checker
- The Quint
- Additional query channel
- The Quint's WhatsApp tipline