“The video shows shops being vandalised and violence being carried out by BJP workers following the West Bengal Assembly elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 May 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
These visuals show an altercation between two groups during the Ram Navami procession in Murshidabad in March 2026, which predates the West Bengal Assembly elections. This video has no relation to the West Bengal polls.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 May 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 May 2026. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=827410733640040
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