“The video shows a Hindu man harassing an elderly Muslim man by making odd gestures behind him.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Aug 2026.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is a staged (scripted) comedy video featuring two men who regularly create and share such videos. The man with the tilak and the elderly man wearing a skullcap are friends, and the video does not depict a real incident of religious harassment
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 August 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2026, 5 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1944499619554262
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