“Video depicting common citizens attacking individuals campaigning for BJP in Dwarka, Gujarat before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Apr 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The footage shows a clash that occurred in Hooghly in August 2022 between TMC MLA Asit Majumdar, his supporters, and BJP supporters. Multiple news agencies have reported the visuals back then. The video is unrelated to Gujarat or the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 April 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 April 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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