“The viral video shows Hindus fleeing a village in fear after a mosque in West Bengal ordered them to evacuate the area with announcement from loudspeakers.”
What FACTLY found
The video actually shows visuals from the Charak Puja festival held on 14/15 April 2025, in Mayurhat village, Hanskhali block, Nadia district, West Bengal. This was confirmed by Dipankar Das, the Panchayat president (Prodhan) of Mayurhat-1 Panchayat, who clarified that no such announcement was made by any mosque.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DIoeDKLtaVY/
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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.