“The video shows a mob in West Bengal looting a shop.”
What FACTLY found
The video shows an incident in Sylhet, Bangladesh, where a shop was looted and vandalised. The event took place at a Peoria food store, and the location is identified as near ICB Islami Bank Limited in Sylhet. Additionally, the West Bengal government’s cybercrime wing has also refuted the viral claim that the video is from West Bengal and stated that this incident has no connection to West Bengal.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2025, 14 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DIgExlfTxUp/
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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.