What does misinformation do? A simple example is Mehul Prajapati, ostracised, threatened and vilified by people in India, Canada, diaspora across the world, social media and even news orgs. His fault? Absolutely nothing.
@TD_Canada The fact that no one decided to use logic to ascertain whether he is talking about a govt run food bank or his college was not verified. He was stalked, tracked by @Slatzism who even got him 'fired' and ostracized publicly for a video aimed to help only his fellow students.
@TD_Canada I spoke to Mehul Prajapati and he shared his side of the story and the hate campaign against him that has now affected his life and mental health gravely. He shared documents, links, screenshots of everything supporting his story.
https://t.co/KukxrbsDIg
Anything for some social media traction.
The real story of the Indian student in Canada who was labelled a "thief" by @BrownKhaleesi
1) Prajapati was never an employee of the bank. He was an intern for 17 weeks at the bank – his college course requires him to do two mandatory internships - and his stint ended in December 2023. Moneycontrol has checked and verified the documents regarding his internship.
2) Prajapati was not pilfering from government-run food banks, but was getting groceries from his university.
3) His college offered support and dismissed any accusations against him, and law enforcement advised caution, yet Prajapati's anxiety persisted being all alone in a foreign country with no support system, exacerbated by the distance from his family in India.
https://t.co/OZBAqXaM3i