“A video of Uddhav Thackeray calling Mughal emperor Aurangzeb his brother”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Feb 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral clip is an edited version of Thackeray’s entire speech, which he gave on 19 February 2023. In the full version, he talks about a soldier named Aurangzeb, who was kidnapped and killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 February 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/100053272956878/videos/1673268936463460?idorvanity=8322674039298…
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