“A video shows a man flogging a man and a woman with a stick publicly in Bangladesh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not from Bangladesh. It is from Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, where a TMC worker allegedly flogged a couple on 28 June 2024, following orders from a village kangaroo court over accusations of an extramarital affair.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 January 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1782088165924740
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.