“Recent Hijab Row – Video of a woman setting herself ablaze in an attempt to burn the hijab”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Feb 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This is a more than a decade old video wherein a woman teacher in Kapurthala, Punjab immolated herself demanding enhancement of marks in her high school exams that would help her get admitted to an elementary teacher training course. The incident has nothing to do with the hijab
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 February 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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