“Video of a sand tornado disrupting the BJP election campaign meeting in West Bengal”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Feb 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video shows a fierce whirlwind disrupting a church event in Kenya during 2018. This sudden whirlwind reportedly destroyed chairs and other furniture placed outside the church. This video is an old one and has nothing to do with the BJP election meetings in West Bengal
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 February 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 March 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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