“The video shows a September 2025 incident of police lathi-charging Samajwadi Party workers protesting in Uttar Pradesh.”
What FACTLY found
The video is not from September 2025. It dates back to July 2021, when police lathi-charged Samajwadi Party workers in Prayagraj during a protest over alleged irregularities in the District Panchayat President election. There is no credible information or media report of a police lathi-charge on Samajwadi Party (SP) workers in Uttar Pradesh in September 2025.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 September 2025, 9 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DOlrMJxlHiC/
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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.