Amid ongoing communal violence in India caused due to blasphemous remarks made by Bhartiya Janata Party spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, about the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), pictures are going viral over social media from Bangladesh with the following claim:

 “Breaking News: Prophet (PBUH) That woman made abusive comments about) Nupur Sharma being beaten by the public while shopping in the Delhi market. Alhamdulillah”

(Screenshot from Facebook post)

(Spread of claim on social media)

Debunked Source

https://shorturl.at/kuvBD

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=397106482465086&id=100064972120019

https://www.facebook.com/mdnajmuljn.jn/posts/1208367466369677

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1001100623942456&id=126855841366943

Fact Check

In order to verify the claim, we performed a reverse image search and found that the shared pictures date back to 6^th November 2008.

Nupur Sharma crashed the gate to mark her protest against Prof. SAR Geelani at a public meeting at Delhi University’s North Campus, on 6^th November 2008 in New Delhi, India.

(Screenshots from Gettyimages website)

We also checked for keywords “Nupur Sharma beaten up” and found no reports from any major media outlet.

Source

https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/activist-and-dusu-president-nupur-sharma-crashing-the-gate-news-photo/1134394450?adppopup=true

https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/activist-and-dusu-president-nupur-sharma-crashing-the-gate-news-photo/1134394449

Rating

Misinformation/False Context

Conclusion

Our fact-check confirmed that fourteen years old pictures were shared with false context and linked to ongoing communal violence in India.

ABCDE Framework-Based Analysis

Actor	Independent social media accounts are spreading misinformation across social media platforms.
Behavior	News of Nupur Sharma beaten up by angry crowd in India after her remarks about Prophet Muhammad was shared on social media.
Content	Social media posts.
Degree	The fake news was shared to celebrate the news of Nupur Sharma being beaten up by protestors in India for her statement against Prophet Muhammad. The pictures are not edited but have no link with recent protests.
Effect	The post was widely shared on social media platforms in Bangladesh to appreciate the attack on Nupur Sharma. Users applauded it and justified that she deserved this outrage.