“This video shows police lathi charging a mob in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, during a clash after a madarsa and a mosque were demolished in an anti-encroachment drive”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Feb 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video predates the events in Haldwani and shows police handling a crowd in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai following the arrest of an Islamic preacher
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 February 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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