“Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun staged an attack on himself to implicate India – The Washington Post.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Aug 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The post shared an edited screenshot of a Washington Post article, originally published on 29 April 2024, titled “An Assassination Plot on American Soil Reveals a Darker Side of Modi’s India”. Garry Shih, Washington Post India bureau chief, confirmed on X that the viral post is edited and not The WaPo story.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=808225058173091&set=a.391786286483639&rdid=2f7LB4OKS…
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