“A photo is going viral on social media with claims that Najeeb Ahmad of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has joined the jihadist group, ISIS. We found that the image is old and has no connection with Najeeb.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Mar 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 March 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/sumeetbhasin/status/968170626220310528
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/kala08_praveen/status/1107571499878117376
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/swarnimhind/photos/a.212875362118356/1906130669459475/?type=3&th…
Links recorded by BBC Hindi. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.