“The video shows Tauqeer Raza praising CM Yogi Adityanath following the police action during the September 2025 Bareilly violence.”
What FACTLY found
The video predates the September 2025 Bareilly violence and is unrelated to these incidents. It is from 19 June 2022, in which Tauqeer Raza criticises the Modi government’s Agnipath scheme and former BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s remarks about Prophet Muhammad. He also praised Yogi Adityanath and his governance for following the principles of Rajdharma. Multiple media reports from June 2022 confirm that Tauqeer Raza made these remarks during a protest at Islamia College Ground in Bareilly. He mad...
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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 8 October 2025, 10 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.