Video Shows Confrontation Between Police and Muslim Protesters in Delhi; Police Initially Dismiss Video as 'Fake News'
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Video shows Muslim mob in Inderlok becoming aggressive and attacking police personnel, but Delhi Police tweet dismissed it as "fake news"
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Delhi Police tweet focused on unimportant details like the date being wrong and particular officer not present, allowing people like Alt News' Zubair to whitewash the mob's aggression
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Video clearly shows mob shouting violent threats against police, proving they were ready to use violence regardless of the officer present
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To their credit, Delhi Police did admit in a follow-up tweet that the incident occurred, but by initially dismissing it they still enabled propaganda by Zubair
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Delhi Police should focus communication on serving the truth rather than placating groups like Islamists or allowing people like Zubair to exploit nuances for propaganda