“Visuals of Muslim men obstructing Hindu rally on Hindu New Year’s day”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Apr 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
These viral visuals are actually related to an old incident of communal clashes that took place in Punjab’s Phagwara back in 2016. While incidents of communal violence have been reported recently on Hindu New Year Day in Rajasthan’s Karauli, these viral visuals are not related to this incident
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 April 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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