“Photo collage of Terrorist Farooq Ahmed Dar”
What FACTLY found
All the images in the photo collage are of Yasin Malik, and not Farooq Ahmed Dar. Yasin Malik is a Kashmiri separatist leader who is the chief of the banned militant organisation, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). JKLF was involved in the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits. Farooq Ahmed Dar, also known as Bitta Karate, killed many Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 genocide in Kashmir. He is also part of the JKLF
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 March 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.