“The video shows a BJP leader being welcomed with a garland of shoes in Bihar ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Oct 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not from Uttar Pradesh but from the set of the Assamese comedy TV show Beharbari Outpost. The clip is part of a scripted scene, not a real police operation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DQXUhTxCBfB/
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