“The viral video shows Defence Minister Rajnath Singh comparing the RSS to the Afghan Taliban.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jan 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is digitally manipulated. The original footage is from Rajnath Singh’s speech at the inauguration of a defence facility in Nagpur, where he made no such remarks. PIB Fact Check has clarified that the clip is deepfake.
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 22 January 2026, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.