“The viral video shows a Hindu man slapping a Muslim passenger on an IndiGo flight.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Aug 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The incident occurred during a panic attack suffered by Hossain Ahmed Majumdar, and the man who slapped him — Hafijul Rahman — is also Muslim. IndiGo has put Rahman on the no-fly list and legal action has been initiated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 August 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 August 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DM0lSOuvQ2Z/
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