“Policemen destroying CCTV footage to erase evidence of 2024 Sambhal violence.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This is an old video, reportedly captured during the 2020 CAA protests. Multiple media outlets reported on this video in February 2020. It has no connection to the 2024 Sambhal violence.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 December 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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