“Visuals show Indian immigrants in the U.S. being deported to India with their hands and feet shackled”
What FACTLY found
The viral visuals do not show the deportation of Indian immigrants from the U.S. The first photo features deported individuals from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, and Honduras. The second photo shows migrants deported to Guatemala. The viral video captures officials escorting a group onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Fort Bliss, Texas, on 23 January. However, the first deportation flight carrying Indian migrants left Texas on 04 February 2025 and arrived in Amritsar on 05 February 2025, a...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 February 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/search/posts?q=Hands%20chained%2C%20%40US%20starts%20deporting%2…
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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.