“Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, along with his wife and son, renounced Islam in Kashi, and adopted Sanatan Dharma.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Jul 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
There are no credible reports of former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin renouncing Islam and embracing Sanatan Dharm. The news about an individual named “Muhammad Azharuddin” from Uttar Pradesh renouncing Islam and converting to Hinduism has been misconstrued as referring to the former cricketer.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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