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“A Muslim man attacked a Hindu girl with a machete in broad day light for turning down his love proposal in Hubli, Karnataka”
Social media posts Claim dated 25 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

As per the FIR registered regarding this incident, both the victim and the accused belong to same community (Muslim). Hubbali Sub-urban police station SI Hoyelannavar has also confirmed the same

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 December 2020, 5 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.