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“UP doctor caught selling the kidney of a corona patient”
Social media posts Claim dated 4 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

An incident of a doctor allegedly stealing the kidney was indeed reported in 2018. This incident has nothing to do with COVID-19.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 4 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

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.