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“Visuals of people protesting in front of BBC office in London, against their documentary”
Social media posts Claim dated 29 Jan 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

These visuals are related to anti-vax protests carried outside the BBC headquarters in London, earlier this month. News agencies have reported these protests. Live streamed footage of this protest is available on YouTube. While it is true that Indian diaspora has protested outside BBC against the controversial documentary on PM Modi, the viral visuals are not related to these protests

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 29 January 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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