“The viral video shows Samajwadi Party workers being lathi-charged by police while protesting against the Waqf Amendment Bill in April 2025.”
What FACTLY found
The video is actually from 07 December 2020, during a protest in Lucknow after Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav was detained while on his way to Kannauj to protest against the farm laws. The person seen being beaten by police is Mohammad Yameen Khan of the SP. While there have been protests by the Samajwadi Party against the Waqf Amendment Bill, this particular video is unrelated to those protests
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 April 2025. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.