Amid the escalating tension between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a video is doing the rounds on social media claiming that Gujaratis are being threatened in Canada.
The post reads: “Open threats to Gujaratis on the streets of Canada.”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECKÂ
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found that the video is not from Canada.
Putting the keyframes of the video through Reverse Image Search along with a keyword search, our team found the same video shared on YouTube by Oneindia News, dated March 23, 2023, with a title: “Watch: Khalistani supporters threaten a Gujarati man in Southall.” The title indicates that the video is from Southall in West London, England.
The incident was also reported by other media outlets like The Free Press Journal and Desh Gujarat in March 2023.
Thus, it is clear that the video is not from Canada.
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