“Video of CRPF personnel thrashing a Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporter in West Bengal following the 2026 Assembly elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 May 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from Bangladesh and was originally uploaded by the Bangladeshi media outlet Samprotik Somoy on 12 February 2026. It shows the Bangladeshi army detaining a person linked to Jubo Dal during the Bangladesh general elections on 12 February 2026 for alleged electoral malpractice in Dhaka.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 May 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 May 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2035383407010024/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZa9o23EOSTrcMTdrnIcAnCaKZ…
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