“The video shows Bareilly Police detaining and beating individuals involved in the recent ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests in September 2025.”
What FACTLY found
This viral video is unrelated to the recent ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests in Bareilly in September 2025. This viral video dates back to June 2022 and shows police at the Saharanpur city police station in Uttar Pradesh thrashing detainees. According to reports, BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal made alleged controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad in June 2022. Following this, Muslims in Saharanpur staged protests, and some youths arrested during these demonstrations were later...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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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.