“Photo of former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi addressing the army jawans at Galwan valley”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Jun 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo of former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi addressing the Indian soldiers was taken at Leh in 1971, not at Galwan valley
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 June 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/withRG/photos/a.10151857816707500/10158595546397500/?type=3&thea…
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