“The amount of ammonium nitrate seized in West Bengal is 27,000 kg, 10 times more than the amount that caused the Beirut explosion in 2020”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Apr 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The amount of ammonium nitrate involved in the 2020 Lebanon explosion was 2,750 tonnes. In contrast, the amount of ammonium nitrate seized in West Bengal by the Kolkata Special Task Force last year was 27,000 kg. This quantity is approximately 1/100th of the ammonium nitrate that caused the Beirut explosion
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 April 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 April 2023. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/pawan.sarawagi/posts/pfbid02RD8qzzDrePP3UWge3isvhDeCu6memLFB8xWL…
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