“A scripted video depicting a Muslim man removing a saffron flag belonging to Hindus is being shared as a real incident”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Mar 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is scripted and does not depict a real incident. It was uploaded by a video content creator page on Facebook called “Himanshu Jatav.” Furthermore, the man who ‘protects’ the woman in the viral video appears in almost all other videos released by this Facebook page
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 March 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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