“The video shows a BJP leader being welcomed with a garland of shoes in Bihar ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections.”
What FACTLY found
The video does not show a BJP leader in Bihar being welcomed with a garland of shoes ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections. The clip dates back to 19 November 2018, when a man greeted BJP MLA Dilip Shekhawat with a garland of shoes during his campaign in Nagda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, for the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. Multiple reports from October 2025 noted public resistance to leaders during campaign visits in Bihar over local issues, but the video in question is unrelated to t...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2025, 9 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQElWkPEei6/
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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.