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Three photos have been shared widely on Facebook alongside a claim that they show anti-Muslim violence in the Indian state of Tripura in October 2021. The claim is false; the images were published online prior to that date and illustrate reports about events in different parts of India. The images were shared here on Facebook on October 29, 2021. The Bangla language caption partly reads, Everyone, pray for the Muslims of Tripura. Tripura is a small state in India. So far, 16 mosques and many houses have been set on fire in Tripura. In the Indian state of Tripura, Muslims have been under attack for a long time. The post goes on to say that mosques, houses and shops had been burned down by extremist Hindu people and people belonging to Hindu nationalist organisation Bajrang Dal. Mosques and properties owned by Muslims were attacked as violence erupted in the northeast Indian state of Tripura in October 2021, in apparent revenge for violence against Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. The images were shared here and here with similar claims. However, they have been shared in a false context. Reverse image searches on Google found the photos had appeared on various websites prior to the violence in Tripura alongside reports unrelated to the current anti-Muslim incidents in India. First photo A reverse image search found that the first photo, which shows two men carrying piles of charred religious books, was posted to Instagram as part of a slideshow on June 13, 2021 by Aasif Mujtaba. The post says the pictures were taken at a burned out Rohingya camp in Delhi. Aasif , who describes himself on Twitter as an independent journalist and founder of a local non-profit, posted the photos with a caption that partly says: It was 5 in the morning when we returned from the gutted Rohingya settlement at Kanchan Kunj in Delhi. It's beyond an iota of doubt, a case of systemic violence against the Rohingyas. Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo from the misleading post (L) and Aasif’s Instagram (R): After images from his Instagram post were shared recently with a misleading claim, Aasif tweeted to clarify that the photos were not taken in Tripura. He said, These images are from the recent fire mishap at Rohingya Refugee camp at Kanchan Kunj, New Delhi and not from Tripura. We got these images when @miles2smile_ started the relief work in June this year. Kindly do not share the misinformation #TripuraAntiMuslimRiots. These images are from the recent fire mishap at Rohingya Refugee camp at Kanchan Kunj, New Delhi and not from Tripura. We got these images when @miles2smile_ started the relief work in June this year. Kindly do not share the misinformation #TripuraAntiMuslimRiots pic.twitter.com/T0voGcTLtU — Aasif Mujtaba (@MujtabaAasif) October 28, 2021 Delhi-based photojournalist Md Meharban, who is credited by Aasif in the Twitter post, confirmed that he had taken the photograph of the two men. When asked by AFP about the image of the two men carrying books, Md Meharban told AFP on November 3, 2021: I took this photograph of a Rohingya refugee camp in New Delhi after a massive fire at midnight on 12 June, 2021. Second photo A reverse image search for the second photo found that it appeared as part of a report by Al Jazeera on June 13, 2021 describing a fire at a Rohingya camp in Delhi which had left hundreds homeless. The photo caption in the Al Jazeera report reads: Firefighters douse the flames as fire rips through a Rohingya camp, reducing it to ashes in New Delhi (Meer Faisal/Al Jazeera)]. Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo of the firefighters used in the misleading post (L) and the image from the Al Jazeera report (R): Third photo A Google reverse image search found that the third photo -- which shows two large fires burning on a main road with crowds of people -- was published with this report from India Today on December 13, 2019. The report describes reactions to legislation to allow citizenship for non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. India Today captioned the photo: Protesters in Guwahati burn hoardings during their march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI). Guwahati is city in India's Assam state. Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo from the misleading post (L) and the image used by India Today (R):
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