“The video shows actor Sanjay Dutt criticising Nitish Kumar over the niqab-pulling incident.”
What FACTLY found
The audio in the viral clip is digitally added. In the original video uploaded on Sanjay Dutt’s Instagram account on 08 August 2019, he can be seen speaking about the Marathi film Baba, with no reference to Nitish Kumar or the niqab-pulling incident. There are no reports of the actor criticising the Bihar Chief Minister. AI detection tools also flagged the viral clip as a deepfake.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 December 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1184569690450237
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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.