“Image of the boy who was arrested for being a Muslim”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Jul 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The boy in the photo was rescued by the Uttar Pradesh police when he was chained and locked in a Madrasa (a religious Islamic school) near Mangrauli Pulia Jewar. This photo was captured during that rescue operation in 2018
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 July 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=178370120319497&set=a.112822423540934&type=3&thea…
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