“Farmers disrespecting the Indian national flag in the ongoing protests against farm bills”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post is an old one. This photo was shot during a protest by the ‘Dal Khalsa U.K’, a pro-Khalistani Sikh organization in London on ‘15 August 2013’. This photo has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers protest against the new agriculture bills passed by the Government of India
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 December 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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