“A woman trying to speak to the media about the atrocities in Sandeshkhali is being attacked on live camera”
What FACTLY found
The viral video depicts an attack on a BJP worker during a protest held by the BJP in West Bengal in 2018. According to media reports,the incident took place in Barasat, about 40 km from Kolkata, on 26 September 2018, the day BJP called for a 12-hour bandh to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district. During this protest, BJP worker Nilima De Sarkar was attacked twice on the same day – the first time by local panchayat chief Arsaduzzaman and the second time by Trinamool lea...
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 20 February 2024. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/3662383124034200
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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.