“Video of a student setting himself on fire following the announcement of Agnipath scheme”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jun 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This is an old video and is available on the internet at least since April 2021. When the same video went viral in Jordan lately, Jordanian news agencies have reported the video is from Pakistan’s Karachi
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.