“A 2015 video of a lathi charge on Swami Avimukteshwaranand is falsely shared as recent”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Feb 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from 2015 and was recorded during a police crackdown on a protest led by Swami Avimukteshwaranand against the UP government’s decision to prohibit Ganesh idol immersion in the Ganga, Varanasi.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 February 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/634496665757141
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