“Image of CISF soldier injured in an attack by TMC workers”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Apr 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The image actually shows a CISF soldier who got injured in a langur attack while he was on duty at the CISF camp at Bhimakanali in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. A Hindi regional news agency reported the same. The image has nothing to do with poll violence which took place in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 April 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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