“Assam Police is torturing the public in the name of curfew.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 May 2021.
Vishvas News rated thisMisleading
What Vishvas News found
This is not a picture of Assam police assaulting a Vegie salesman. It’s an old picture from West Bengal.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 May 2021. Vishvas News (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 May 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/kalpajitgogoinew.kalpa
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This check was done by Vishvas News, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.