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“No opposition leader in India took the COVID-19 vaccination until PM Narendra Modi got vaccinate”
Social media posts Claim dated 11 Mar 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The Government of India insisted all politicians stay out from the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India. Two MLAs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party received the COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021. Narendra Modi took the vaccination on 01 March 2021

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 11 March 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 March 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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