“Photo of Stan Swamy chained to his hospital bed in Mumbai”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jul 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The old man in the photo is Baburam Balwan Singh, a 92-year-old murder convict in Etah District Jail in Uttar Pradesh. Balwan Singh was tied to his hospital bed while he was getting treatment at District Women’s hospital in Etah. This photo has nothing to do with the late tribal activist Stan Swamy
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 July 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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