Claim: The photo shows a garland on the picture of Ram Gopal Mishra, paying tribute to him after his murder in Bahraich communal violence in Uttar Pradesh.
Fact-check: A journalist's photo is falsely shared as that of Ram Gopal Mishra who was recently killed in Bahraich violence - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral picture is not of ram gopal mishra, but of raghavendra shukla, a senior digital content producer at navbharat times. his profile on the navbharat times website revealed he is a journalist. additionally, raghavendra shukla clarified in a facebook post that his photo is being wrongly shared as ram gopal mishra in connection with a tribute to mishra's death. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Nitish Kumar Dhonge
Date published: 2024-10-23T09:40:07