“Video of a man in Tamil Nadu severing his finger due to lack of justice from the Congress led government”
What FACTLY found
These visuals show a recent incident reported in Maharashtra’s Satara district, where a man chopped off one of his fingers, alleging inaction from police against those responsible for driving his brother and sister-in-law to commit suicide. Several news agencies reported the visuals. These visuals have nothing to do with Tamil Nadu or the Congress party
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 September 2023, 12 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.