“Visuals of Muslims setting fire to Indian tricolour in the context of Prophet Muhammad row”
What FACTLY found
The video of woman setting fire to the Indian tricolour is at least two years old and is not related to the recent events. It is YouTuber Sajida Ahmad who burnt the tricolour and she did it during a demonstration regarding the Kashmir issue, whereas the image showing Muslim men desecrating the Indian tricolour is related to the recent event. However, the image shows Pakistan Muslims and it has nothing to do with India. Religious organisations in Lahore burnt the Indian flag during a demonstra...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 June 2022, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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