“Photo of Muslim man assaulting a police officer”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Apr 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo is from 2016, and not a recent one. An angry street hawker (who is a Hindu) from Jodhpur manhandled a traffic head constable after the police officer was discarding the handcarts that were illegally placed near the streets
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 April 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 April 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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