“Video of a police officer in Punjab running away from a news reporter after he was caught smoking weed”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This video was filmed in Pakistan’s Punjab and uploaded to Facebook by a media page called ‘SA Times.’ There are no recent news reports of such an incident from Punjab, India.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 January 2025. 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.