A video showing some people in saffron attire visiting a religious site is making rounds on the Internet. Users on social media are fiercely sharing this video and claiming that now Bhagwa hues can be seen in Mecca.

Sharing this video on X, a user named Sarvesh Kumar wrote: “That’s why Bhagwa, Smriti ji had gone to Mecca”.

The archive version can be seen here.

Furthermore, the video was shared by other users on Facebook and Instagram with similar claims.

Fact-Check

To investigate the claim made through the above viral video, the DFRAC team converted it into some keyframes and reverse-searched it on Google. Meanwhile, we found a similar video in the form of shorts on a YouTube channel named El Leyla Official with the description: “Umrah 2022 – Indonesian Pilgrims Visit Quba Mosque“. Moreover, the video was posted in 2022. The people in the viral video were wearing similar robes to those in the YouTube video.

Upon investigating further, we also found a media report by CNN Indonesia which also shows individuals in saffron robes. In this description of this report, CNN Indonesia stated: “After 5 years of saving together with residents of one village in Ngoro District, Jombang, East Java, we were finally able to go on Umrah together”.

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that the viral video claiming Bhagwa hues in Mecca is misleading as the Individuals depicted in the viral video are Indonesian pilgrims.

Analysis: Misleading