“The video shows Pakistani flags tied to streetlight poles along a road in Chikodi, Karnataka.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The flags shown in the viral video are not Pakistani flags; they are Islamic flags. According to the Chikodi police, the locals had put up these flags with permission to celebrate the Milad-un-Nabi festival.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 January 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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