Claim
A video of people collecting money into sacks from a donation box has resurfaced with false claims that it is from Shirdi Sai temple. The video is circulating with a caption in Kannada, "See where our Hindu money goes to Shirdi Sai Baba. At least Hindus wake up." (Original text in Kannada: ನಮ್ಮ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳು ಶಿರಡಿ ಸಾಯಿಬಾಬಾನಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಿದ ಹಣ ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೆ ಅಂತಾ ನೋಡಿ. ಇನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳು ಎಚ್ಚೆತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ) BOOM received the video via its WhatsApp tipline number (7700906588) with a verification request.
Fact
We had debunked the same video in June, 2023, when it went viral with a similar claim. Taking cue from the Bengali text on the sacks, we ran a related keyword search in Bengali. We found the same video posted on Facebook on May 6, 2023 stating that 5 crore 59 lakh Bangladeshi Taka and a diamond jewellery was donated to Pagla Mosque in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj. Click here to view. Bangladeshi news outlets have also reported about the amount donated to Pagla Mosque. We found a news bulletin by Jago News showing the same visuals and a report by Kaler Kantho about the incident.