“An IAS officer sat down holding the stool for Uma Bharti, who studied only till 5th class”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Uma Bharti studied only till 5th class. However, the man who sat down holding the stool for Uma Bharti is not an IAS officer. A few news portals reported him as a security officer, whereas some reported him to be an unidentified party worker.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/JumlaExpresss/photos/a.121137385192534/640934839879450/?type=3&t…
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