“Recent pictures of vandalized Hanuman idol in Eluru”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Jan 2021.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
This incident took place in 2014. The accused in this assault was arrested and punished by the court in 2015. West Godavari police through their tweet clarified that few social media users were sharing this 2014 incident photos as related to a recent incident and were spreading false news
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 January 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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