“These visuals show a mob thrashing a child to death in front of his father during the religious violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal in April 2025.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Apr 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This video is related to an incident from Bangladesh in March 2025, not West Bengal. It shows a mob attacking a teenager accused of raping a child in Khilkhet Dhaka.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2025. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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