A verified twitter handle, CJ Werleman spread lies for communal hatred.
CJ Werleman, a verified twitter account is caught quite often spreading fake news, and the only reason is communal hatred.
His twitter bio reads – “Columnist for Middle East Eye and The New Arab. Host of @ChannelTheRage. Author of The New Atheist Threat. “
Now that there had been riots and deaths in India in different states, while all pray for and wish for peace, this guy posts a video with wrong caption trying to incite the riots further.
India: This video sent to me allegedly shows Hindutva fanatics destroying 25 Muslim owned businesses and property in Aurangabad on 25 March. pic.twitter.com/lRI6rx1SRA
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) March 28, 2018
In his tweet and post on facebook page, he posts a photo claiming
“India: This video sent to me allegedly shows Hindutva fanatics destroying 25 Muslim owned businesses and property in Aurangabad on 25 March.”
Few days back Aurangabad, Bihar witnessed riots, communal clashes when trouble started on stone pelting on a Ram Navami rally, a festival.
Curfew clamped in Bihar’s Aurangabad after communal clashes
- Fifty shops near Jama Masjid located on Old GT Road were torched by rioters and more than 60 persons, including 20 policemen, were injured in stone pelting.
- As per report, shoot-at-sight orders were also issued but the DM has officially not confirmed about the same.
PATNA: The administration has imposed curfew in Bihar’s Aurangabad after communal clashes broke out in the town on Monday afternoon. As per report, shoot-at-sight order has also been issued.
District magistrate Rahul Ranjan Mahiwal confirmed that curfew has been imposed in town area, but not reports of ‘shoot at sight’ orders.
Fifty shops near Jama Masjid located on Old GT Road were torched by rioters and more than 60 persons, including 20 policemen, were injured in stone pelting.
Trouble started after a Ram Navami procession was allegedly pelted with stones in the Nawadih area of the town.
The cops did their due but the culprit escaped –
Truth
The video he posted if from January 2018, Koregaon, Maharastra and not related to Hindu Muslim
Maharashtra: Violence between two groups during an event to mark 200 years of the Bhima Koregaon battle near Pune yesterday, vehicles set on fire pic.twitter.com/5RpITAK4qB
— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2018
This wasn’t his first fake. Check the following
Dear @cjwerleman, We wish you were responsible enough to go through the videos you post. A simple google would let you know that Jaipur is in Rajasthan and not in UP. Defame responsibly to avoid getting defamed yourself! #UPPolice https://t.co/XZ2CV5lAsI
— UPPOLICE VIRAL CHECK (@UPPViralCheck) February 27, 2018
Another
@Uppolice
An FIR has been written regarding the incident which you are referring to and accused have been arrested.
There is no private person accompanying the raiding police team. They are part of the special Operations group of the District police.— KASGANJ POLICE (@kasganjpolice) February 2, 2018
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