“Video of a Jio tower getting vandalised by a group of protesting farmers”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Video shared in the post is an old one. This video shows the 2017 fire accident on a mobile tower in Dehradun. A short circuit inside the tower is said to be the reason for this fire breakout. This incident has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protests over the new farm laws
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 December 2020. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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