A poster having a message in Malayalam about Eid and the Muslim community is being attributed to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee.
Shared by a Thread user, the poster reads: “Dhruv Rathee said: 200 million Muslims celebrated Eid yesterday, distributing meat to the poor and needy, meeting relatives, enjoying delicious food, giving Eidi to children, and making them happy. None of them got drunk or went to other places of worship to dance and provoke. What an amazing community #EidMubarak #DhruvRathee” (translated from Malayalam). The poster also includes an image of Dhruv Rathee.
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
With a keyword search, the NM team identified a post on X account of Dhruv Rathee (Parody), dated June 18, 2024, which matches with the viral post contents.
200 Million Muslim celebrated Eid Yesterday
Distributed meat to the poor and needy
Met their relatives
Had some amazing food
Gave Eidi to children and made them happy
None of them got drunk and went to other’s place of worship to dance and provoke
WHAT AN AMAZING COMMUNITY…
— Dhruv Rathee (Parody) (@dhruvrahtee) June 18, 2024
The account’s bio mentions: “This is a fan and parody account and is not affiliated with the official Dhruv Rathee account. It does not impersonate anyone. This account is for parody purposes.” Created in October 2014, it has amassed 43.4K followers. Despite using similar cover images and posting political content like the original Dhruv Rathee account, the bio explicitly states it is not the authentic account.
Furthermore, we examined Dhruv Rathee’s official account, which boasts 2.6 million followers. There was no such post shared by the official account. Dhruv Rathee’s most recent post, dated June 18, highlighted concerns such as railway accidents, paper leaks, exam scams, and violence in Manipur.
Railway Minister can’t stop rail accidents and overcrowding in trains
Education Minister can’t stop paper leaks and exam scams
Home Minister can’t stop terrorist attacks and Manipur violence
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) June 18, 2024
Therefore, based on our investigation, we confirm that the message attributed to Dhruv Rathee regarding Eid celebrations originates from a parody account and not his official one.
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