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“Visuals depicting Muslims thrashing and lynching a Hindu.”
Social media posts Claim dated 5 Jul 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

The first part of the video depicts a mob attacking an electricity lineman in Muzaffarnagar in 2021, with no reported deaths. The second half of the video shows footage related to a murder reportedly occurring in Venezuela in 2018.

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2024, 11 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

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.