“BJP leader being welcomed with a shoe garland in Bihar”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The incident actually happened in Madhya Pradesh back in 2018 when a BJP leader Dinesh Sharma was campaigning for local body elections. He was welcomed with a garland made out of shoes. The incident has nothing to do with Biha
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 October 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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