“The photo shows a garland on the picture of Ram Gopal Mishra, paying tribute to him after his murder in Bahraich communal violence in Uttar Pradesh.”
What FACTLY found
The viral picture is not of Ram Gopal Mishra, but of Raghavendra Shukla, a senior digital content producer at NavBharat Times. His profile on the NavBharat Times website revealed he is a journalist. Additionally, Raghavendra Shukla clarified in a Facebook post that his photo is being wrongly shared as Ram Gopal Mishra in connection with a tribute to Mishra’s death.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 October 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/534323800060638/permalink/2849473625212299/?rdid=PQQQL7Ku…
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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.