“The viral video shows an RSS rally taking place in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Jan 2026.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is not from Tiruvannamalai. It shows an RSS centenary celebration rally held in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, in October 2025. Location verification using Google Maps and Google Street View confirms the footage is from Ratlam, and Tamil Nadu’s official fact-checking unit has also debunked the claim.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2026, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DTPEzUNCOu5/
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