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Fact-check; Maulana Fazal Rehman viral statement on Palestine false and doctored

CLAIM: Maulana Fazal Rehman has given statement in support of Jewish while addressing on Palestine- Israel war.
Fact-check; The JUI-F chief recorded his statement in full support of Palestine on October, 8 urging Hamas fighters to respect women, children during the fight but the social media users on different platforms shared a short clip of the video and a Geo News screengrab of the JUI-F emir, Maulana Fazal Rehman, claiming that JUI-F leader has given a statement in support of Jewish Israel. (Original Video)

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TNP fact-check team searched the viral posts, video clips found here, here, here and many other places here.
The original video uploaded on the JUI-F chief verified account here and mainstream media reports (Archive) confirmed the video short clip and posts shared for misleading the social media users and defaming the opponent political party.
Conclusion: The posts and short clip was shared with intentions to take political revenge and were doctored.

Umar Bacha

Umar has been a journalist for the past 12 years in Pakistan. He is the founder and editor of The Northern Post. He writes on human rights, social issues, climate change, and international relations. He is a fellow of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and a recipient of the Equitable Asia Award 2021 and the Hostwriter Award 2023. Additionally, he has received two Humanitarian Reporting Awards from CEJ-IBA consecutively in 2020-21. He also contributes to national and international publications.

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