“The photos show thousands rallying in solidarity with the Palestinian people at Sohrawardi Park in Kolkata, India.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral photos actually show a protest held at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 12 April 2025. The event, known as the “March for Gaza,” attracted approximately 100,000 participants who gathered to protest against Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The photos have no connection to Kolkata, India.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 April 2025, 11 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0zeoJLkFniVZBpGVGwgpXqxmEv3rGxp49w…
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