“Video of BJP leaders getting thrashed by the public during the ongoing protests against new farm legislation”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Dec 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Video shared in the post is an old one. This video shows Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJP) activists attacking West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling during 2017. This video has nothing to do with the ongoing farmers’ protest over the new farm legislation
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 December 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 December 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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