“The video shows people in Rajasthan breaking solar panels following the advice of a Hindu priest.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Sep 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video shows an incident that occurred in February 2018 at a 100 MW solar plant in Chalisgaon, Maharashtra, where workers vandalised solar panels over non-payment of wages. Multiple media outlets reported this incident back then. The event is unrelated to Rajasthan or any Hindu priest.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 September 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 May 2025, 233 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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