“The video shows Muslims fleeing Bareilly after police identified them following the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests and subsequent violence in September 2025.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video predates the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests and violence on 26 September 2025 and has been online since at least 21 August 2025. According to regional media reports, it shows the crowd at Bareilly Junction after the 107th Urs of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, held from 18 to 20 August 2025 at the Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat in Bareilly. The three-day annual event concluded on 20 August 2025 with Qul Sharif at 2:38 PM, after which large crowds were seen as pilgrims returned, con...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 October 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1363172762031536
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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.