“Photo of a police officer pointing a gun against a farmer protesting against the Modi government”
What FACTLY found
Photo in the post was shot during a confrontation between villagers and cops in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. On ‘29 September 2013, a large number of villagers gathered at a maha panchayat venue defying section 144 imposed by District magistrate to protest against the arrest of local BJP MLA Sangeet Som. It has nothing to do with ongoing protests of farmers against the agriculture bills passed by the Government of India
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 September 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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.