“The Viral photos show Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Agriculture Minister and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, with a plaster on different hands, suggesting he is lying about his injury.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Oct 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral selfie is flipped. Multiple photos from this and other events confirm that Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s injury was actually on his right hand
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 October 2025, 13 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DPWKJapEoRL/
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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.