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Probably falseTrick: ExaggeratesThe protest was not a flop: over 2,000 people gathered at Freedom Park. The Reel's claim that "not even hundred" attended is false.
▶The trick: Exaggerates
It inflates the facts beyond what the evidence shows (known as exaggeration).
"Not even hundred gathered at freedom park..😂 Totally a flop show!!"
Labeling an event a total failure based on contested crowd estimates does not invalidate the underlying issues being protested.
How this trick works and how to answer it →
What we checked
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Dhruv Rathee's entry was hyped a day before a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, but fewer than a hundred people gathered there.South First
What each side says
Dhruv RatheeDhruv Rathee stated that his participation in the protest was not aimed at bringing about a regime change. Hindustan Times
How it plays you
It wants you to think: "The public does not support the protest's cause because the turnout was extremely poor."
Reports confirm that more than 2,000 protesters attended the event. Furthermore, a lower turnout at a single protest site does not invalidate the underlying issues being raised.
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