“Delhi Police arrested a doctor who killed 125 patients on the pretext of COVID-19 for their kidneys and fed the patients to crocodiles”
What FACTLY found
It is true that the Delhi Police arrested the doctor (Devendra Sharma) shown in the picture. The doctor was a serial killer and was allegedly involved in various criminal activities including around 125 illegal kidney transplants during the years 1994-2004. He was arrested in 2004 and was in Jaipur jail till January 2020, when he was granted parole. But he absconded at the end of his parole in February 2020. Later, he was arrested by Delhi Police in July 2020. The COVID-19 angle to his crimes...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 August 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/389492505188118/photos/a.398740980929937/777019126435452/?type=3…
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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.