“CCTV footage of a Muslim man attacking a Hindu man with a sword in West Bengal.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This video is of an incident that took place on 11 August 2025 in Punjab, not West Bengal. The attacker is not a Muslim; his name is Surinder Singh, and the victim is a lawyer named Kultar Singh.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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