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“Visuals of students who committed suicide following the announcement of Agnipath scheme”
Social media posts Claim dated 16 Jun 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

While it is true that there are reports of students committing suicide in light of the central government’s announcement of Agnipath scheme, none of the images shared in these viral posts are related to Agnipath scheme. All these images predate to the announcement of Agnipath scheme

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 16 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 June 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.

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.