“Recent photo of police lathi-charge on students in UP”
What FACTLY found
The photo is of police beating up anti-CAA protestors in Lucknow in 2019, it is not a recent photo. On 25 January 2022, UP police in Prayagraj cracked down on a group of students who were protesting the alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board’s Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC) exam
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 January 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.