“Photograph of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani when he was young”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Sep 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post shows an old photograph of Balochistan National Party founder and the first CM of Balochistan, Sardar Ataullah Mengal. This photo has nothing to do with the late Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 September 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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