“Protesting farmers in Punjab blacken the Hindi language signboards on National Highways”
What FACTLY found
Photos shared in the post are related to the Sikh activists’ rally conducted in Punjab during October 2017, demanding precedence for Punjabi language on the signboards. Sikh activists conducted this massive rally along Bathinda-Faridkot National Highway. These images and video shared in the post have nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protests
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 January 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/Shrish_1987/status/1347785942388543491
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/Shrish_1987/status/1347785949275570177
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