“Video of SPG killing a beggar on the suspicion of a threat to Rajiv Gandhi”
What FACTLY found
In an attempted assassination in 1986 on the then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi in Raj Ghat, six persons were injured, and no one was killed. According to various news reports and official press releases, there was no mention of any beggar being killed by the SPG. The person who shot at the Prime Minister was reportedly named as ‘Karamjit Singh’ who was sentenced to 14 years in prison and was freed only in May 2000
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.