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An image of people praying in the street has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows Palestinian Muslims attending Friday prayers. The photo circulated online as the Israel-Palestinian conflict escalated. The image has been shared in a false context: it actually shows Muslims praying in Indian-administered Kashmir in 2016.
The image was posted here on Facebook on May 14, 2021.
“Palestinian Muslims offering Friday prayers,” reads the post s Urdu-language caption.
Screenshot of the photo claiming to show Muslims in Palestine taken on May 19, 2021.
The Kashmir region has been a flashpoint for conflict between Pakistan and India since 1947.
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday launched Google News Showcase in India at a time the country is trying to weed out misinformation surrounding a ferocious second wave of Covid-19.
Indians have become increasingly reliant on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and messenger applications such as WhatsApp and Telegram for information related to the crisis.
Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice-president of Google India, and Brad Bender, vice-president of product management at Google, in a blog post on Tuesday said the programme incentivises and supports news publishers 30 in number to curate high quality content on Google’s News and Discover platforms, connecting readers with the news they need.