“Video of a person threatening to attack people and police with a knife in Uttar Pradesh”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Feb 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The incident shown in the video took place on 05 February 2023, in the crowded market area in Kalaburagi, Karnataka. The accused, Mohammed Fazal Jafar, was shot, given treatment and later arrested by the Kalaburagi police. The video has nothing to do with Uttar Pradesh
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 February 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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