“A purported public notice of IIT Roorkee prohibiting their students from masturbating at the showers”
Social media posts
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
IIT Roorkee did not issue any such notice asking their students to refrain from masturbating. IIT Roorkee officials confirmed to the media that the viral notice was fake and emphasized that no hostel warden at IIT Roorkee issued such a notice. Several news sites published articles confirming it was a fake notice
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 September 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cw_05nYPpmO/
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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.