“Video of a bulldozer removing Hindu gods’ idols”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post was taken in 2019, when the Ahmedabad Municipal corporation was lifting Dashama idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. In 2019, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation requested citizens to leave Dashama idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati to prevent pollution. Following the municipal corporation’s requests, devotees left their idols on the riverbank of Sabarmati.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 September 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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