“Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee has passed away”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The news regarding the death of Pranab Mukherjee is not true. Both his son and daughter has clarified on Twitter that the rumours are false and Pranab Mukherjee is ‘still alive & haemodynamically stable’
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 August 2020. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2761278404118217&set=a.1394383250807746&type=3&th…
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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.