“Some media reports followed by some post on social media climed that a man set on fire by a mob in Uttar Pradesh after he refused to chant ''Jai Shree ram''. We found that the man who set on fire and later died has been subjected to a suicide attempt.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Jul 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse and Misleading
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 July 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 August 2019, 2 days later. Its rating was “False and Misleading”.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.