“‘The Times of India’ lost 2.8 million Instagram followers after Kohli called it out for spreading fake news about constructing a cricket pitch at his farmhouse”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Aug 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral screenshot has been edited. Social media stats indicate that the Times of India’s Instagram page has maintained over 2.8 million followers since at least May 2023, and it never reached 5.6 million followers. Furthermore, the stats from the past 7 days indicate a net increase in followers
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 August 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02NAQ2e5gxBNg9yt6sA5eGKdrXvjecbLyR…
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