“Images showing the vandalism of Buddhist statues by Muslims during the ongoing protests in Bangladesh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Aug 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
These images are all old and are most likely related to the attacks on Buddhist temples that occurred in Bangladesh in 2012. While there are reports of attacks on minorities during the current unrest in Bangladesh, the viral images are not related to these incidents.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 August 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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