“The video shows 2026 Republic Day celebrations at a Veda school in Shencottah, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video does not show the 2026 Republic Day celebrations in Shencottah, Tamil Nadu. It was recorded on 15 August 2022 at Vedabhavan, Hyderabad, during the 76th Independence Day Flag Hoisting. Vedasri Srirama Ghanapati of Vedabhavan confirmed to Factly that the video is from the 2022 Independence Day celebrations in Hyderabad and has no connection to Tamil Nadu.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 January 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=1230760129012667&external_log_id=5a65bfa8-3e…
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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.