A news article is doing rounds on social media featuring Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra. The article carries a picture of Chopra in which her face is bruised due to injuries.
The article’s headline suggested that blood is flowing through Priyanka Chopra’s nose and her face and eyes are injured.
The headline in Bangla read: “Priyanka Chopra: নাক থেকে গড়াচ্ছে রক্ত, চোখ-মুখে আঘাতের চিহ্ন! প্রিয়ঙ্কা চোপড়ার ছবি দেখে ছড়াল আতঙ্ক”
(English Translation: “Priyanka Chopra: Blood is flowing from the nose, signs of injuries to the eyes and face! Priyanka Chopra’s picture spread panic”)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found the headline to be misleading.
Upon reading the full article we found that while the headline posed a sense of panic, the article was based on the picture Priyanka posted on her Instagram from the sets of her upcoming series Citadel.
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Hence, while the article established the reality, the headline was clearly misleading creating a sense of panic among readers on social media.
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