“A picture of a police unit guarding a theatre screening Pathaan”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Jan 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
In 2018, when the release of Sanjay Leela Bansali’s film Padmavat received opposition from Hindu right-wing groups, it was released amid tight security in some places. The viral photo uses one of the photos captured in front of a theatre screening Padmavat movie and replaced it with the poster of Pathaan
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 January 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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