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[THREAD ON RAHAT AUSTIN AND HIS CLAIMS]
A Twitter user going by the name of Rahat Austin shared pictures of the burnt corpses of 3 Hindu children who died in a fire in a village in Ghotki district. http://archive.is/YwwqV
A Twitter user going by the name of Rahat Austin shared pictures of the burnt corpses of 3 Hindu children who died in a fire in a village in Ghotki district. http://archive.is/YwwqV
Based on his replies and other tweets, such as:
http://archive.is/T3CcN
Rahat repeatedly insinuates that the children were a victim of an arson attack by Muslims.
His tweet was shared by thousands of Hindutva accounts and quoted in Indian media
http://archive.is/T3CcN
Rahat repeatedly insinuates that the children were a victim of an arson attack by Muslims.
His tweet was shared by thousands of Hindutva accounts and quoted in Indian media
Prior to this, Pakistani newspapers had already reported the fire and it was revealed that a stove malfunction was the probable cause.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/04/05/three-children-burnt-to-death-as-fire-engulfs-five-houses/
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/539802-Three-children-burnt-alive-in-Ghotki-huts-fire
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2192206/1-three-infants-burned-death-ghotki-shanty-fire/
Mr Austin is peddling fake narratives due to the following proofs:
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/04/05/three-children-burnt-to-death-as-fire-engulfs-five-houses/
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/539802-Three-children-burnt-alive-in-Ghotki-huts-fire
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2192206/1-three-infants-burned-death-ghotki-shanty-fire/
Mr Austin is peddling fake narratives due to the following proofs:
Sindhi Hindu activists, @KDSindhi and @Mukesh_Meghwar, who have a history of documenting crimes against the Pakistani Hindu community, have not written anything which may lead credence to the claim by Mr Austin, a resident of South Korea.
Infact, one can infer from the following tweet that Rahat has blocked Mr Meghwar https://twitter.com/Mukesh_Meghwar/status/1246913321170763776
Furthermore, Veerij Kohli, an advocate, human rights activist and a special assistant to CM Sindh, has debunked the arson attack angle and clarified that the fire was not a religiously motivated attack but a sudden unfortunate accident https://twitter.com/Veerji_Kolhi/status/1248480293972889600
RAHAT AUSTIN'S SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY AND BEHAVIOR
A cursory look through Rahat Austin's social media profiles tells the following:
- He likes, espouses and repeats Hindutva talking points
- He looks up to white supremacists
- He is an anti-Muslim bigot
A cursory look through Rahat Austin's social media profiles tells the following:
- He likes, espouses and repeats Hindutva talking points
- He looks up to white supremacists
- He is an anti-Muslim bigot
Snippet from when Rahat peddled the 23% to 3% minority population hoax. He has repeated these claims on TAG TV as well.
https://streamable.com/zwh100
Note: TAG TV is a Canadian platform infamous for it's pro Hindutva shills
https://streamable.com/zwh100
Note: TAG TV is a Canadian platform infamous for it's pro Hindutva shills
Mr Austin dehumanizes Pakistani villagers by calling animal rape as 'the favorite hobby in Pakistani vilages' http://archive.vn/SerlO
He also champions Katie Hopkins, a known British supremacist and anti brown bigot. http://archive.vn/4z8dp
In the following tweet, Rahat peddles fake news and blames Arab refugees for a swastika defacement of Jewish graves by neo-Nazis. http://archive.vn/b1e5T
Mr. Austin refuses to divulge the source of his claim and behaves rudely with a Hindu user. He becomes more polite after realizing that the user is an Indian and not a Pakistani Hindu. http://archive.is/mhXtX
He also believes that any Pakistani Hindu questioning his narrative is a fake account. http://archive.is/reLPa
Rahat peddles Hindutva conspiracy theories about Indian Muslims and claims that they support Pakistan and will turn on India during 'Ghazwa-e-Hind'
http://archive.vn/tKuhG
The following non-exhaustive list of screenshots of his likes suggest that he's a Hindutva mouthpiece.
http://archive.vn/tKuhG
The following non-exhaustive list of screenshots of his likes suggest that he's a Hindutva mouthpiece.
Fascination with Muslim prostitutes in British India
Christian Church - Muslim nexus in India
Hindutva talking points on geopolitics
Fan of JihadWatch
Triggered by Indian Hindus against CAA and NRC
Fascination with Sadiq Khan, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
Fond of fake news about Muslims spreading infected bank notes.
