“Police thrashing a person for hoisting the BSP flag on Independence day”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
In the video, the man was thrashed by police for violating the lockdown rules during the month of March 2020. It has nothing to do with the BSP and Independence day celebrations.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 August 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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