“A video showing priests beating two Muslim men who allegedly entered a temple premises in Kolhapur with beef while shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 May 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This incident took place on 22 March 2026 at the Jyotiba Temple in Kolhapur. It was actually a clash between two priests and some devotees. There is no mention of it being a communal incident, nor are there any Muslim names mentioned in the FIR.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 May 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 May 2026, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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