“Photos show the atrocities on Hindus in West Bengal”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Apr 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photos are not related to West Bengal. Many photos are related to Bangladesh. One photo was taken from a film
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 April 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/bhushan_ayush/status/1378707957274222592
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/mukeshbaboover2/status/1378648557301817347
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/mukeshbaboover2/status/1378647647850954753
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/Punam59388795/status/1378675425933594627
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.
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