“A video is going viral on social media with claims that a BJP leader Ashutosh Mishra had beaten a Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh but we found that the video is true but Ashutosh Mishra is not a BJP leader and the victim is not a Dalit.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 May 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisMisleading
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 May 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 May 2019, 5 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
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.