Fact Check: 2019 video of Swachh Sabarmati mission shared as Hindus destroying idols during Covid

A misleading video on social media claims that after so many people died of Covid in India, Hindus lost faith in their religion and have started converting to Islam and destroying their idols.

A video of a bulldozer removing dozens of Hindu idols has gone viral on social media with the claim that disillusioned with their Gods during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hindus have started destroying their idols and converting to Islam. I shared this one month ago.Retweeting this in light of some out of context videos being circulated on social media. #Ahmedabad #SwachhBharat #SwachhSabarmati https://t.co/yxIR8L46zr Thanks pic.twitter.com/6kjucsnJTn — Vijay Nehra (@vnehra) September 9, 2019 — Sagar Savaliya (@sagarsavaliya05) August 11, 2019 The Hindi voiceover along with the video translates to, “India is devastated due to Covid; humanity is dying. Hindus have started destroying their idols, saying if their Gods cannot protect them, what good are they. They say Quran has opened their eyes. Hindus say they make idols from this earth, but if they cannot help them, then what is their use? Hindus have come together and are accepting Islam. Now they are destroying their idols.”