Education

“The video shows a primary school teacher being brutally assaulted in Maharashtra.”

FACTLY says: The video does not show an assault on a primary school teacher in Maharashtra. Instead, it shows a scripted fight video posted by a user who regularly shares similar staged fighting videos on his page.

“The schoolboy who went viral for calling the Grade 5 Scholarship Exam "easy-peasy" topped the island with 193 marks.”

“Maine schools used to be among the best, but under Troy Jackson’s failed leadership in Augusta, our high schools dropped to dead last.”

FactCheck.org says: A major reason Maine fell to last in U.S. News & World Report's state high school rankings is because the state education department stopped giving U.S. News access to Advanced Placement performance data for Maine high …

“The video shows CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke reaching Jharkhand and participating in the student protests.”

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show Abhijeet Dipke participating in the Jharkhand student protests. It actually shows him attending a CJP demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on 6 June 2026. While Dipke has supported the J…

“The video shows BJP workers pelting stones during the Jharkhand student protest in an attempt to defame the ongoing movement.”

FACTLY says: The video is unrelated to the ongoing Jharkhand student protests. It actually shows a clash between BJP and Congress workers outside the Congress office in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on 21 February 2026, during which both …

“The video shows Ravish Kumar criticising AAP and CJP leaders for not participating in the Jharkhand students’ protest.”

FACTLY says: The video has been digitally manipulated. Ravish Kumar does not make the remarks heard in the viral clip in the original videos. AI voice detection tools, including Hive and DetectVideo AI, indicated that the audio was …

“Eric Stehr expressed his support for the leadership of the Bauhaus University in connection with the scandal involving inflated grades given to students from West Germany.”

“The video shows students in Nashik protesting and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak.”

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show students in Nashik protesting and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak. The footage was filmed at Devaraja Market Buildi…

“The video shows a firing incident at Patna High School in Bihar.”

FACTLY says: The video does not show a real firing incident at Patna High School in Bihar. It actually shows the shooting of a web series at Patna High School, Gardanibagh. Patna Police confirmed the same in an X post, stating that …

“This news won't be shown by any godi media. The spark of the movement in Bihar is visibly growing. Students protested in Patna, Bihar. Patna's Dak Bungalow is jammed. #UGC_लागू_करो #UGC_बहाल_करो #We_support_UGC_Act”

“Thalapathy Loyola Collage Student identity card 1996 #thalapathy #loyolacampus #students #Cardiff #1996# #CM #tvk #tamilnadu #TVKGovt #CMJosephVijay‌”

“Under the DMK regime, government schools were totally neglected. Students had to study in crumbling buildings without basic drinking water or clean sanitation. Now @TVKVijayHQ government has decided to fix it. To elevate the standard of school infrastructure across Tamil Nadu, a budget of ₹80.64 Crores has been allocated with NABARD assistance for the year 2026-27.”

“Hindus are in danger here, and you are worried about exams. If Hindus no longer exist, then who will even appear for the NEET exam? — MP Kangana Ranaut”

FACTLY says: Kangana Ranaut did not make the viral statement. She publicly denied the viral post on her official X handle, calling it fake. Surendra Rajput, who had shared the viral post, later acknowledged that the statement and po…

“Eran Wickramaratne introduced ethnic quotas and made remarks about U-19 cricketers' schools after being appointed chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee.”

“A Bangladeshi jihadi was giving false advice to Hindu girls at Delhi University to trap them in love jihad. Then the girl students showed courage and caught the jihadi red-handed and beat him with shoes and slippers. Then they handed him over to the police.”

“Photo shows VP Sara Duterte with BINI members on their 'college journey”

FactRakers says: No such event took place

“Jamia Millia Islamia issues notice outlining restrictions on student behavior on campus during Ramadan”

“Jamia Millia Islamia issues notice outlining restrictions on student behavior on campus during Ramadan.”

“An obscene website called "Buddy" has appeared in a Sri Lankan school textbook since 2015.”

“The video shows 2026 Republic Day celebrations at a Veda school in Shencottah, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu.”

FACTLY says: The viral video does not show the 2026 Republic Day celebrations in Shencottah, Tamil Nadu. It was recorded on 15 August 2022 at Vedabhavan, Hyderabad, during the 76th Independence Day Flag Hoisting. Vedasri Srirama Gha…