“Picture of two elderly men, a Muslim and a Hindu Sadhu, holding a Congress party poster in Uttar Pradesh”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Jan 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo shared in the post is a morphed one. The original picture shows both these people holding West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s poster. This photo was first shared in March 2021, and has nothing to do with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Elections in 2022
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 January 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/pAbhishekSharma/status/1480461623366090755
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/IYC_UPEast/status/1480441781510492160
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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.