“Videos of Kolkata rape victim’s final moments, recorded by herself, and her dead body being transported in the hospital.”
What FACTLY found
The woman in the first video is identified as Zeenat Rehman, an artist who shares her makeover videos on social media. According to the Kolkata Police, the actual victim’s body was found in a gruesome state at the hospital, making it unlikely that she recorded herself during or after the attack. Zeenat Rehman has no connection to the Kolkata rape case. The second video is an old clip from Visakhapatnam, showing Praveen Mehta, a Jalore resident now living in Visakhapatnam and running a cosmeti...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/YjSIZOxbqzs?si=ku9QdhXKjymJvHBn
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