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“Image of ISKCON monk from Bangladesh who died in the recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh”
Social media posts Claim dated 20 Oct 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

ISKCON’s report related to latest attacks in Bangladesh did not name any deceased with the name Swamy Nithai Das. The image is from Iftar hosted by ISKCON Mayapurin West Bengal back in 2016. ISKCON Mayapur also confirmed the same and stated that the monk in the image is Ivan Antic and he is very much safe and alive

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 20 October 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 October 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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