“Pictures of an Indian army soldier who was recently martyred in Kashmir”
What FACTLY found
The pictures shared in the post show Shakti Singh Shekhawat, an Indian army soldier who died in a road accident near Rajasthan’s Chomu town in 2018. Shakti Singh died after a bus hit him on Singod Khurd to Chomu highway in November 2018. This incident took place ten days after his marriage which took place on 19 November 2018. Shakti Singh Shekhawat did not die recently while fighting terrorists in Kashmir.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 December 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 December 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CmHBYgXPzy5/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=cf84aafc-2675-4706-85…
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