“This collage shows a Dalit boy beaten for touching a water pot in Rajasthan”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Mar 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
As per news reports from India TV and other media outlets, a Dalit man was beaten by a brick kiln owner in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district in January 2025. However, the viral collage is unrelated to this. It features photos of a boy who was brutally thrashed by his father in Yemen in 2020
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 April 2025, 12 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/surajsingh.gurjar.39/posts/pfbid02WUnUbXtB9ijocipJy9HNYL93hAn2Za…
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