“Viral video shows a BJP MLA from UP, Vipul Dube, assaulting his employee for asking for his salary.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This is an old video, reportedly from April 2022. Police identified the accused as Pratik Tiwari and the victim as Rajiv Bharadwaj. The accused seen in the video is not a BJP MLA, according to the police.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 July 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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