“Former Indian army officer and BJP member Major Surendra Poonia tweeted an old video from Sri Lanka trying to link it to the ongoing elections. But we found the claims to be misleading.”
Major Surendra Poonia
Claim dated 29 Apr 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisMisleading
In short
Major Surendra Poonia made this claim around 29 April 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 April 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
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