“Recent photos of a hospitalised Indian army soldier”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Nov 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The images shared in the post show the late Indian Army Colonel Navjot Singh Bal who died fighting a rare cancer in April 2020. The last rites of Navjot Singh Bal were performed two years back in Bengaluru.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 November 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 November 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/merahindustan4004/posts/pfbid037BNd2jwFwxaNwruKARCLNXHGbJYPE7htq…
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