“Video showing the waving of a Pakistani flag during the election campaign of Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Anil Desai in Mumbai.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 May 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The flag captured in the viral video is a generic Islamic flag, not the Pakistan national flag. It differs from the Pakistan flag in several ways: it does not include a white stripe, and it contains numerous small stars, a feature absent in the Pakistan flag
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 May 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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.