“Protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh tearing off the Indian flag”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Oct 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video actually shows protests organised by Khalistan supporters outside the UN building in New York during PM Modi’s UN address last month. Few online news portals reported the same video. The video has nothing to do with India or the Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 October 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 October 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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