“Video of a teacher mercilessly beating a Dalit child in Rajasthan for drinking water from from a pot”
What FACTLY found
This video is from an incident that took place in Patna, Bihar. Chhotu, working as a tutor in a private tuition centre brutally thrashed a child. According to the owner of tuition centre, he did this because he is suffering from High blood pressure. Police filed an FIR and launched investigation. This video is not related to the Rajasthan incident where a Dalit child was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 August 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.