“The video shows a young Muslim man vandalising a railway track on the occasion of Eid.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to January 2022 and shows a protest by students in Sitamarhi, Bihar, against alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Non-Technical Popular Category (NTPC) exam. The Indian Railways also clarified on its official Facebook page that this is an old video and urged people not to believe in rumours. We could not independently confirm the religious identity of the person seen damaging the railway tracks in the video. However, based on the available e...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 April 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.