“Photo of Surat Singh Khalsa on hunger strike in protest of new farm laws passed by the Government of India”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Photo shared in the post is an old one. This photo was shot during Surat Singh Khalsa’s hunger strike for the release of political Sikh prisoners in 2015. This photo has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 December 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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