“Staged photoshoot images of farmers protesting against the new farm legislation”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Photo of Rahul Gandhi with farmers was captured during Tamil Nadu farmers protest at Jantar Mantar during 2017. The other photos shared in the post are also the old ones. These photos have nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest against the new farm legislation
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 December 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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