Quick Check: Old images are being shared as ‘Migrant labourers beaten by Police on Highways during National Lockdown’ - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 2, 2020
A couple of disturbing images are being shared on Facebook with the claim that they are of migrant labourers beaten by Police on highways during the current national lockdown in the country. FACTLY has found that the images are not related to the recent incidents. The image on the left side is found to exist on the internet at least since July 2019 and the other one is related to an incident in Bangladesh in 2017.
Sources:
Claim – Facebook post (archived)
Fact –
https://www.facebook.com/valobasarareknamjontrona.munna/photos/pcb.2541547915856814/2541547779190161/?type=3&theater http://matinews.com/coverstory/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8/
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