“The viral video shows police arresting individuals who pelted stones at a train heading to the Kumbh Mela.”
What FACTLY found
The video actually captures a clash in Suri, Birbhum district, West Bengal, on 28 January 2025. During the incident, a Trinamool Congress worker grabbed a police officer’s collar while officers intervened in a dispute between two TMC factions over government land. The police arrested 20 people and seized firearms. This video has nothing to do with any stone-pelting incident at the Kumbh Mela.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 February 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 February 2025. 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.