“Video of Indian flag being hoisted at Wagah border in Punjab”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not related to flag hoisting at Wagah border. The video was taken at Hyderabad when a 108 X 72 feet large Indian flag was hoisted on a 291 feet tall flag post in 2016. Also, the flag at Attari (near Wagah border) does not hold the world record
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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