“The viral video shows a CRPF personnel in India offering namaz while on duty.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jan 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from Bangladesh. It shows a Bangladesh Army soldier offering namaz outside the Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 January 2026, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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