For Muslims, India is the safest country, read the fact-check on Owaisi's misleading statement

For Muslims, India is the safest country, read the fact-check on Owaisi’s misleading statement

Mobeen Ahmad June 3, 2023 2 min read

A screenshot of a tweet by News 24 about All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi is going viral on social media. The tweet reads, “India is the safest country for minorities, Rahul [Gandhi] should stop making misleading statements against India while abroad. Asaduddin Owaisi’s U-turn on Rahul’s comments in the United States.” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is currently on a tour of the United States, where he made some strong comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Other media houses have also made similar tweets on Owaisi’s statement.

अमेरिका में राहुल के बयान पर असदुद्दीन ओवैसी का पलटवार : "भारत अल्पसंख्यक समाज के लिए सबसे सुरक्षित देश, राहुल विदेश में भारत के खिलाफ भ्रामक बयानबाजी बंद करें.." #LatestNews #Trending #RahulInUSA
@asadowaisi #RahulGandhi #AIMIM pic.twitter.com/54EoN8tAUd
— Nedrick News (@nedricknews) June 1, 2023

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'भारत अल्पसंख्यक समाज के लिए सबसे सुरक्षित देश, राहुल विदेश में भारत के खिलाफ भ्रामक बयानबाजी बंद करें'

अमेरिका में राहुल के बयान पर ओवैसी का पलटवार#RahulGandhi #owaisi #America #LPGPrice #TereBin #Seeman #WTCFinal2023 #UELfinal📷📷 #9YearsOfGaribKalyan… pic.twitter.com/twgyvCiZcE
— NCR Samachar (@ncrsamacharlive) June 1, 2023

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Fact Check:

Through investigating into this, DFRAC found that there is no such tweet by News 24. On the other hand, we found a tweet in which it was asked, “You were asked about Muslims and you are talking about Dalits. There have been several instances in your government against Muslims” followed by “@asadowaisi’s U-turn on Rahul’s comments in the United States.”

'आपसे मुसलमान के बारे में पूछा गया और आप दलित की बात करते हैं. आपकी सरकार में ही मुसलमानों के खिलाफ कई घटनाएं हुई'

अमेरिका में राहुल के बयान पर @asadowaisi का पलटवार#RahulGandhiInUSA | #AIMIM pic.twitter.com/UAriXPLndE
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) June 1, 2023

Additionally, we found a graphical image that clarifies what Owaisi said.

Conclusion:

The fact-check by DFRAC shows that Owaisi did not say that India is the safest country for minorities and the tweet shown in the screenshot is edited.