“This cartoon was published by a European newspaper which shows the Muslims are trying to harm Hindus who are trying to rescue them.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Aug 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The cartoon shared in the post was originally published in 2013 by Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani. Neyestani created this cartoon by referring to an article published in the ‘Iran Wire’ news agency about the ban on hijab in Iran. This has nothing to do with India or its citizens.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0RFVHh6gWA6YLe3eE65YP1oBsj1yWSpS3h…
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