“The donations contributed to the AFBCWF bank account of the Indian Army will be utilized to purchase weapons for the army and paramilitary forces”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Oct 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The donations contributed to AFBCWF, run by the Indian Army for the Ministry of Defence, are utilized to pay financial assistance or grant to the families of soldiers who were injured or died during military operations. AFBCWF funds are not spent on purchasing arms for the Indian Army
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 October 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 December 2023, 50 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Gy9mczTpdBVpcJFzz9SRtD7yDkBQSGSf…
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