“Face of a wounded farmer from the ongoing 2024 farmers’ protest”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Feb 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This viral image, dating back to 2016 is from Srinagar, Kashmir, and has no connection with the recent farmers’ protest. According to news reports, the image depicts Mohammad Imran Parray, who was wounded by pellets during a protest in Kashmir in July 2016
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 February 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid09rVVHZ73DwzNNFLrkQHZjNMbZKYEmpajT…
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