“An auto driver was thrashed for voting for the BJP in the recently held assembly elections in Karnataka”
What FACTLY found
The auto driver in question is Harish Rao Gorpade, and the incident occurred in Shimoga. Initial news reports on this incident suggested that a group of strangers attacked Harish for voting for the BJP. However, Harish later clarified to the media that his friends had actually damaged his auto after a confrontation at a bar. He explicitly stated that he never claimed to have been thrashed for voting for the BJP
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 May 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.