“BJP leader Vikas Dubey killed 8 U.P police personnel in an encounter at Kanpur.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
A gangster with the same name Vikas Dubey, is the one who is accused of killing 8 policemen in Kanpur, not the BJP Leader Vikas Dubey. When his photo went viral on social media alleging him to be that accused criminal, the BJP leader clarified that he is not the person who was involved in that encounter.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 July 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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