“Video of ‘Aaj Tak’ reporting a horrific accident near UP’s Deoria which killed 6 rats”
What FACTLY found
The original video uploaded by ‘Aaj Tak’ on YouTube on 19 April 2016 with the title “Six killed in road accident in UP” shows the visuals of injured people. Six persons were killed, and 12 others seriously injured when a Maruti car lost control and rammed into a gathering on the roadside in Devariya (Deoria) of Uttar Pradesh. However, visuals of injured people are replaced with an image of dead rats scattered around a toy car in the viral post
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 November 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 November 2022, 12 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/Ckvzj99vVKT/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=be890230-049c-4037…
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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.