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“An armed robbery gang is active in Hisar”
Social media posts Claim dated 24 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The same images are being circulated on the internet at least since 2015. Also, we did not find any information regarding Hisar robbery gang. It can thus be concluded that old and unrelated images are being shared in support of a cooked-up story

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 24 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

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.