“Recent video of UP Police blaming the BJP for the Kanpur violence”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jun 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is an old one. It is not related to the recent Kanpur violence. It was taken in July 2021 during the Block Pramukh elections in Etawah
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 June 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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