“Video depicting an 8-year-old Dalit girl being beaten by upper caste men for drinking water from a temple without permission in Uttar Pradesh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Apr 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The Amethi Police clarified on X(Twitter) that the video is from the year 2021, and all the accused in this incident were arrested and sent to jail. According to reports, the viral video shows a young Dalit girl allegedly being beaten for mobile theft in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, in 2021
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 April 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 April 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/zihan.hashmi/posts/pfbid02bs9QrtdaYSuzG5R8KemecUwpaWSMVihSbwhcmt…
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