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“On 16th August 2019, four boys were used as human shields by the Indian Army against the stone pelters in Jammu & Kashmir.”
Social media posts Claim dated 18 Aug 2019.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

In short

This claim spread on social media around 18 August 2019. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 August 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

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