False Pope Francis Video Claim

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Video of pope's East Timor visit falsely linked to Indian Muslims' protest

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A video of a recent protest in India has been shared hundreds of times with a false claim.

The clip actually shows Christians returning from a mass hosted by the pontiff in East Timor .

The false claim surfaced as a former Indian lawmaker led a convoy of vehicles to Mumbai and called for the arrest of a politician and a Hindu preacher over offensive remarks about Muslims .

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