“Photo of ‘Mohammed Ansari’ desecrating Hindu temple by stepping on a Goddess idol.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jun 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The man desecrating Hindu temple is not ‘Mohammed Ansari’, his name is ‘Azad Kumar Gautam’. The incident happened at a temple in Kardhana village of Varanasi, UP
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 June 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2020, 24 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/717695604918080/photos/a.776973608990279/3137584516262498/?type=…
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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.