“UP Government has ordered to count the arms licenses held by the Brahmins in the state”
What FACTLY found
On August 2020, BJP MLA Devmani Dwivedi sent a note to UP Assembly Principal Secretary Pradeep Dubey seeking information on security plans for Brahmins in the state. Regarding this, the Home Department sent a letter to the district magistrates on 18 August 2020 to send the data on the number of arms licenses issued to Brahmins. However, this request was retracted shortly later
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 December 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 December 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CmQWv18oJkX/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=135a064e-0f19-4935-b9…
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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.