“Video of Union Minister Harsh Vardhan assaulted by the public”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Sep 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video shows a BJP party worker being assaulted by the members of Trinamool Congress party (TMC) during a rally in West Bengal. In 2016, BJP MP Babul Supriyo and his convoy were attacked by the TMC members during a rally at Asansol district in West Bengal
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 September 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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