This video shows a Pakistani cleric's funeral in Lahore in 2020
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- Published on October 22, 2021 at 10:05
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- By AFP India
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The video was shared in a Facebook post here on September 6, 2021.
The post's Hindi-language caption translates to English as: "Village council meeting of farmers in Muzaffarnagar."
Muzaffarnagar is a city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh which hosted a huge meeting of Indian farmers on September 5, 2021.
The video has been viewed more than 20,000 times alongside a similar claim on Facebook here and here.
The claim, however, is false.
A reverse image search found a longer video published here on the official YouTube channel of Pakistan News 24 HD on November 21, 2020.
"More Than 2 Lac World Attendees At Khadim Rizvi Funeral", reads the video's title.
Khadim Rizvi was a Pakistani cleric who died in November 2020.
There was a huge turnout for his funeral in Lahore, local media reported. The event was covered by Pakistani newspapers Dawn and Express Tribune.
Below is a screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading post (L) and the News 24 YouTube video (R):
Below is a screenshot of the tower in Lahore visible in the video in the misleading post (L) and the YouTube video (R):
The tower is known as Minar-e-Pakistan, a national monument in Lahore.
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