“Photo shows Muzammil Bota, an Afghanistan cricketer who passed away recently”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Sep 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
While it is true that the name of the person in the photo is Muzammil Bota, he is not an Afghanistan cricketer. He is a kabaddi player from Pakistan. It is reported that he passed away recently
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 September 2022. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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