“The video shows a police lathi charge on people protesting the Waqf Bill in Uttar Pradesh.”
What FACTLY found
The video dates back to 20 December 2019, when the police clamped down on protesters who threw stones at them during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests at Nakhass Chowk in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. We found no media reports of protests or a lathi charge against Waqf Bill protesters in Uttar Pradesh as of 21 March 2025.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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