“The video shows former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar commenting on the police action in the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case.”
What FACTLY found
The video is not related to the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur in June 2026. The footage has been available online since April 2023, when Nitish Kumar was commenting on the encounter-related deaths of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, and questioning the UP government’s handling of the incident. We found no credible reports indicating that the former Bihar Chief Minister made any statement on the police action in the Bharat Bhu...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 June 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2424982971355976
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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.