“The video shows police using tear gas shells and water cannons on people who had gathered to support the construction of the Babri Masjid in West Bengal.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Dec 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video has no link to the Babri Masjid issue in West Bengal. It shows a November 2025 protest by primary school teachers in Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, where police used tear gas, sound grenades, and water cannons during a clash.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 December 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/842392375162280
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