“A video warns of a gang of 25 members brutally killing people at midnight.”
What FACTLY found
The photos featured in the viral video are from an incident on 24 June 2023, where eight members of the same family were attacked in the Kishani area of Mainpuri, resulting in six deaths. The attacker was reportedly a family member who shot himself after the murders. Further, the audio in the video is sourced from a 2019 news report by a local channel in Uttar Pradesh and has been misrepresented.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 September 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DAa64EDMx1F/
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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.