Claim: Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun staged an attack on himself to implicate India – The Washington Post.
Fact-check: Edited WaPo article shared as a report about Gurpatwant Singh Pannun staging attack on himself to implicate India - FACTLY
Verdict: the post shared an edited screenshot of a washington post article, originally published on 29 april 2024, titled "an assassination plot on american soil reveals a darker side of modi's india". garry shih, washington post india bureau chief, confirmed on x that the viral post is edited and not the wapo story. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Nitish Kumar Dhonge
Date published: 2024-08-23T08:29:50