When was the image first published online June 1 2018 Was the 18-year old man killed recently in 2020 A post on Twitter by Home Minister Amit Shah dated May 30, 2018, expressing condolence for Trilochan Mahatob shows that the killing took place in 2018 and not in 2020 Does the claim relate to an image? Yes See source attachment When does the claim say the image relates to? 4th October 2020 When is the Image actually from? On putting the picture through Google Reverse Image Search, a fact checking website found the same picture in a news article on DNA dated June 24, 2018. The picture description stated that Trilochan Mahato's body was found hanging from a tree.
18-year-old man was recently killed by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal for supporting BJP
When was the image first published online June 1 2018 Was the 18-year old man killed recently in 2020 A post on Twitter by Home Minister Amit Shah dated May 30, 2018, expressing condolence for Trilochan Mahatob shows that the killing took place in 2018 and not in 2020 Does the claim relate to an image? Yes See source attachment When does the claim say the image relates to? 4th October 2020 When is the Image actually from? On putting the picture through Google Reverse Image Search, a fact checking website found the same picture in a news article on DNA dated June 24, 2018. The picture description stated that Trilochan Mahato's body was found hanging from a tree.

Based on the question-answer pairs above what can we conclude about the claim "18-year-old man was recently killed by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal for supporting BJP"?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
refuted
When was the image first published online June 1 2018 Was the 18-year old man killed recently in 2020 A post on Twitter by Home Minister Amit Shah dated May 30, 2018, expressing condolence for Trilochan Mahatob shows that the killing took place in 2018 and not in 2020 Does the claim relate to an image? Yes See source attachment When does the claim say the image relates to? 4th October 2020 When is the Image actually from? On putting the picture through Google Reverse Image Search, a fact checking website found the same picture in a news article on DNA dated June 24, 2018. The picture description stated that Trilochan Mahato's body was found hanging from a tree.

Based on the question-answer pairs above what can we conclude about the claim "18-year-old man was recently killed by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal for supporting BJP"?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
user
refuted
assistant