“Photo of the 50-year-old rape victim in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Jan 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo shows the dead body of a young woman who was brutally murdered in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh in 2018. This photo has nothing to do with the recent incident of a 50-year-old woman who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Badaun
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 January 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 January 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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