“Sikh farmers burned the Indian flag during the ongoing farmers’ protest in 2024”
What FACTLY found
This viral video depicts an anti-India protest held by Sikhs in Canada in 2023. According to news reports, Sikh protesters gathered outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver, Canada, on 25 September 2023, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. During this protest, Sikh protesters burned the Indian flag
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 February 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3fL0oCLNwP/
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