“15 of the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April 2025 were Muslims.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The list mentioned in the viral post is fake. According to reports, 26 people have been killed in the incident so far — of which 25 were non-Muslims and one was a Muslim, identified as Syed Adil Hussain Shah, a native of the Pahalgam area.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 April 2025, 20 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/omer.mehraj.9/posts/pfbid02qivaUwgYdxD9igzszEnSo398Qz2XiGF6ojGeZ…
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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.