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  • 2020-05-01 (xsd:date)
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  • The video shows an interfaith prayer in Italy in remembrance of COVID-19 victims (en)
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  • A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a Koran recitation in Italy as part of the government’s effort to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. The claim is misleading; the footage shows an interreligious gathering held by the Diocese of Carpi in northern Italy to remember COVID-19 victims. The video has been viewed more than 41,000 times and has been shared around 1,600 times since it was posted on Twitter on April 17, 2020. The two-minute, 20-second clip shows a man reciting the Koran at a podium covered in an Italian flag. Below is a screenshot of the misleading post: Screenshot of the misleading post The post’s Indonesian-language caption translates to English as: The government of Italy asked for a Koran recitation and prayer to fight the coronavirus pandemic. As of April 30, 2020, the COVID-19 death toll in Italy has surpassed 27,000, while more than 203,000 people in the country have been infected with the disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) tally here . The same video has been viewed more than 11,000 times after it was posted with a similar claim on Facebook here , here and here ; and on YouTube here and here . The claim is misleading; the video shows an interreligious gathering organised by the Diocese of Carpi in northern Italy to remember COVID-19 victims. A reverse image search and a subsequent keyword search found a longer version of the video published here on April 13, 2020, on the YouTube channel of the Diocese of Carpi . The Diocese of Carpi is located in Carpi , a city in the northern Italian province of Modena, as seen here on Google Street View. The part shown in the misleading video starts at the 23-minute, 30-second mark of the Diocese of Carpi video. The Italian-language title of the 32-minute, 57-second video translates to English as: Interfaith meeting organised on April 13, 2020. The first two paragraphs of the caption read: Interfaith and multicultural meeting in memory of the victims Covid-19 was broadcast on Monday, April 13, at 12, in Piazza Martiri on the TRC and TvQui stations. The initiative, organised by the Diocese of Carpi and the municipal administration, was a moment of prayer in memory of all the deceased from Covid-19. The following were present: Mayor Alberto Bellelli for the municipal administration; Vicar General Monsignor Ermenegildo Manicardi for the Diocese; Rabbi Beniamino Goldstein for the Jewish Community of Modena and Reggio; Imam Mourad Selmi for the Association of Muslim Communities; Florin Chihaia for the Orthodox Church of Romania; Arcadie Porcescu for the Moldavan Orthodox Church of San Spiridione di Trimithonte; Elisa Yang, for Chinese evangelical Christians; and Manroob Sing for the Sikh community. The footage in the misleading post has been flipped to show a mirrored version of the original video. Below is a screenshot of the video in the misleading post (L), its mirrored version (C) and the genuine YouTube video (R): Comparison of the clip in the misleading post (L), its mirror version (C) and the original YouTube video (R) The Carpi municipal government also posted a video of the event on its Facebook page here on April 13, 2020. Modena-based broadcaster TvQui reported on the interreligious gathering here on April 13, 2020, saying it ended with a common prayer of hope, as a wish for the end of this difficult moment. (en)
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