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“Video showing Indian military crackdown on Kashmiris”
Social media posts Claim dated 9 Oct 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The video shows police lathi charge at protesters who resorted to pelting stones at police during the anti CAA protests at Nakhas Chowk area in Gorakhpur back in December 2019. Many news agencies have reported the incident. The video has nothing to do with Kashmir

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 9 October 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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