“In a press conference on 15 May, Wednesday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati said that her tenure as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh was “free of riots and anarchy”. We found her claims to be misleading. There have been several instances of riots in Uttar Pradesh during her tenure as well.”
Mayawati
Claim dated 15 May 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisMisleading
In short
Mayawati made this claim around 15 May 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 May 2019, 2 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gicC35VE56s
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This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.