A video allegedly showing a mob beating up a Christian man with rods in Uttar Pradesh has been widely shared online. Heartbreaking sight of anti-evangelicals harassing God's servants in Uttar Pradesh.”India Today Fact Check found that the video is more than a year old and from Sangrur, Punjab. advertisementRead MoreOur ProbeWe performed a reverse search on screengrabs from the viral video. As per News18 Punjab/Haryana/Himachal’s video report, the viral video was dated February 15, 2023. Thus, it's more than clear that an old incident of personal enmity from Sangrur, Punjab, was falsely shared as a Christian man being attacked by a mob in Uttar Pradesh.

Source: India Today March 11, 2024 16:57 UTC