“Video of Maharajganj BJP MLA beaten by public recently”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Jan 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is from 2018 when people from Maharajganj raised slogans and clashed with the supporters of BJP MLA Jai Mangal Kanojia. There are no recent videos of Maharajganj BJP MLA being beaten by the public.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 February 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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