Claim: 'The Times of India' lost 2.8 million Instagram followers after Kohli called it out for spreading fake news about constructing a cricket pitch at his farmhouse.
Fact-check: TOI didn't lose 2.8mn Instagram followers after Kohli exposed its inaccurate report - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral screenshot has been edited. social media stats indicate that the times of india's instagram page has maintained over 2.8 million followers since at least may 2023, and it never reached 5.6 million followers. furthermore, the stats from the past 7 days indicate a net increase in followers. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2023-08-18T11:51:02