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“Video of AAP MP Sanjay Singh beating his party’s MLA at a meeting”
Social media posts Claim dated 15 Jun 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The men exchanging blows in the video belong to Uttar Pradesh BJP unit. BJP MP Sharad Tripathi had assaulted BJP MLA Rakesh and they subsequently exchanged blows following an argument over placement of names on a foundation stone of a project

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 15 June 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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