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Fact Check: Video Claiming Muslims Celebrate Diwali in Dubai Is Misleading
✍️ NewsMeter
🗓 10 Nov 2026, 11:37 AM
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A viral clip purporting to show Muslims celebrating Diwali in Dubai has been debunked as an old, unrelated footage.
A clip that recently circulated on social media was claimed to show a group of Muslims in Dubai celebrating Diwali. The video, however, was identified by NewsMeter’s fact‑checking team as footage from 2019 that depicts a different cultural event.
The analysis revealed that the scene does not correspond to any Diwali celebration. Instead, it shows a local festival unrelated to the Hindu festival of lights. The timing, setting, and participants do not match the typical Diwali observances.
Diwali is a Hindu festival, and while Dubai is a multicultural city, Muslims do not celebrate it. The misrepresentation of the clip as a Diwali celebration was therefore incorrect.
This incident highlights how quickly misinformation can spread online. Fact‑checking organizations emphasize the importance of verifying the source and context of viral videos before sharing them.
The analysis revealed that the scene does not correspond to any Diwali celebration. Instead, it shows a local festival unrelated to the Hindu festival of lights. The timing, setting, and participants do not match the typical Diwali observances.
Diwali is a Hindu festival, and while Dubai is a multicultural city, Muslims do not celebrate it. The misrepresentation of the clip as a Diwali celebration was therefore incorrect.
This incident highlights how quickly misinformation can spread online. Fact‑checking organizations emphasize the importance of verifying the source and context of viral videos before sharing them.