“‘The German Times’ article reported the news of Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann’s deplaning from Lufthansa’s Frankfort-Delhi flight for being drunk”
What FACTLY found
The purported news clipping is a satirical article created by a satire and meme creator named ‘@BeingBHK’. Bhagwat Mann did reschedule his return journey to Delhi at the last minute at the Frankfurt airport on 18 September 2022. While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders stated Bhagwat Mann being unwell as the reason for the rescheduling, a few anonymous eyewitnesses reportedly told certain media houses that a person resembling Bhagwat Mann was made to disembark from the Lufthansa’s aircraft. Lu...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.