“News report on the death of a student who lost his life after a teacher slapped him forty times”
What FACTLY found
The video in the post was created using three different clips of incidents in which teachers slapped or beat their students. In the first incident in Lucknow, a teacher slapped a child named Sunny forty times over, for not saying ‘yes, ma’am. The teacher was suspended for her actions. Sunny did not lose his life in this incident. The second video is about a child named Shivam who lost his life after his tuition teacher Kehav Gautham beat him badly. This happened in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 November 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 November 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CknDGBNDdAC/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.