Claim: Muslim man spitting on police after scuffles at COVID-19 quarantine facility in IndiaA video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a Muslim man spitting at Indian police officers after being detained over scuffles at a coronavirus quarantine centre in April 2020. The claim is misleading; the video has circulated in reports since at least February 2020, weeks before the incident at the coronavirus quarantine centre; local police told AFP the video shows an incident in February 2020 and is unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact-check: This video has circulated in reports since at least February 2020, weeks before the incident at a coronavirus quarantine facility in India
Verdict: misleading
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2020-04-23T04:40:00