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“Horrific video of a man kicking a woman dancing at an event in Uttar Pradesh”
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FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Pakistan. In June 2020, several news websites reported about this video and stated that a woman was brutally kicked by a man for dancing inappropriately in front of guests during an event in Pakistan. The video has nothing to do with Uttar Pradesh

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 December 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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