“Photo of the farmer who died while protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Photo shared in the photo is an old one. This photo is on the internet at least since 2018. This photo has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest against the Centre’s new farm laws
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 December 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.