“Recent visuals of a large group of Muslims playing at a Casino in Saudi Arabia”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post is an old one. This video shows a 2018 incident of hundreds of Saudi Muslims participating in the ‘Baloot Championship’ tournament organised by the Saudi Arabia General Sports Authority. This tournament was held at King Abdullah Studies and Research Centre in Riyadh. Baloot is a popular card game that is being played for more than 100 years in Saudi Arabia. Casino or gambling are strictly prohibited in Saudi Arabia
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 November 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 December 2021, 27 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.