“Group of men in Pakistan uprooting saplings, as planting trees is against their faith”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
According to various news articles, the incident took place in Pakistan. As per these reports, group of men uprooted saplings as they were planted in a disputed land. No news article attributed this incident to their faith
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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