“The video shows a man slapping BJP MLA Yogesh Verma in public in August 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 9 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video dates back to 09 October 2024, not August 2025. It shows BJP’s Sadar MLA Yogesh Verma being slapped by Awadhesh Singh, President of the District Bar Association, in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, during the Urban Cooperative Bank election nomination process.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 August 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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