Fact Check: Old Video Of Rohingya Camp Fire  Circulates As An Incident At Tongi Ijtema Ground

Claim

Clashes and attacks between the followers of Maulana Jubayer and Maulana Saad Kandhalvi over the control of the Tongi Ijtema ground in Gazipur have resulted in a tense situation and the death of several individuals. Social media posts claiming arson incidents in houses near the Tongi Ijtema ground and a video of a fire have been circulating. 

You can see the posts here, here and here.

Fact 

To verify the incident’s authenticity, a reverse image search was conducted on key frames from the video (archive). The search revealed a Facebook account named Rabbi Khan, which had posted a video in the group ‘Our Rajshahi’ on July 2, 2024, with the caption ‘Sudden fire in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp.

The circulated video was confirmed to be not recent by comparing it to a video posted in a Facebook group and finding similarities. Further confirmation was found by comparing the fire footage in the circulated video to the footage in a news report aired on Ekattor TV’s YouTube channel on June 1st; similarities in the fire scene and surrounding environment were evident.

Result: False

Our Sources
Ekattor TV News Clip
Rabbi Khan’s Facebook Post
Prothom Alo
Bangla Tribune

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