“Video of a person being attacked with sticks is from Meerut, UP”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Sep 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from Jhalawar city in Rajasthan and not from Meerut. The person attacked in the video was Krishna Valmiki, who succumbed to his injuries after being beaten with sticks and iron rods in Jhalawar city in Rajasthan
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 September 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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