“Video showing a mob attacking a BJP leader amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to November 2019 and originates from West Bengal. It depicts a mob attack on Jay Prakash Majumdar, who was a BJP leader at that time and the BJP’s candidate in the Karimpur assembly by-poll. Jay Prakash Majumdar was suspended by the BJP in January 2022, and later, he joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in March 2022
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 April 2024. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/354343174296277
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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.