“Video featuring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar denouncing the recent incident of mistreatment of women in Manipur”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Jul 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to 2017, where Akshay Kumar condemns the mass molestation of women during the New Year celebrations in Bangalore. Despite Akshay Kumar tweeting against the recent incident in Manipur, it’s important to note that the viral video is unrelated to these recent events
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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