“Yogi Adityanath government in UP has brought a new law under which anyone who sends a friend request three times to a girl will be put in jail for three years along with a fine of five lakh rupees”
What FACTLY found
According to the news reports in 2013, a circular from the DGP has mentioned that if a girl complains and provides proofs of the multiple friend requests, then action can be taken under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as it can come under cyber bullying. So, this is not a recent development, and is not brought by the Yogi Adityanath government. Also, Section 66A of the IT Act has been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 January 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 January 2023. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CnmNFZivoWA/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=130253b1-9876-41bb-97…
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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.