The Truth Behind the Alleged Recent Rampage by Muslim Kurds in Japan

Recently, a video has been circulating online, purportedly showing Muslim Kurds causing chaos in Japan. In this article, we explore the details and uncover the truth behind this viral claim.

Social Media Posts

On February 20, an X user shared the video in question, claiming that a video shows Muslim Kurds on a rampage in Japan.

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The video with the same claim is spreading on X platform and also on Facebook.

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Fact-Check

To verify our findings, we used a reverse image search using key frames from the video. This search directed us to a web-board post from a Japanese website girlschannel.net in November 2015. The post contained screenshots from the same video and provided context about the event. The timestamps corresponded with the Turkish general election period, lending further credence to the fact that this incident occurred prior to the recent allegations.

The above post also included a news link. Although the link is currently inactive, we located the archived link to the news.

According to the news report above, this was the event from the Turkish general election, during which a conflict broke out outside the Turkish Embassy in Tokyo involving Kurds and Turks. This event was covered by international news outlets like Al Jazeera and the Huffington Post. Here is the videos from this incident.

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Conclusion

The video currently circulating on social media does not depict recent protests by Muslim Kurds in Japan. Instead, it captures a historical event from 2015—a clash between Turks and Kurds during the Turkish general election. In summary, the claim is misleading.

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