“Video of police lathi charge on devotees during a Durga pooja procession in Bengal as they violated the social distancing norms”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is actually of a lathi charge by police on a Durga idol immersion procession in Munger, Bihar. This video has nothing to do with West Bengal
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=321621688896309
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