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Old Video From Bareilly Going Viral As A Recent Incident After Ayatollah Khomeini’s Death.

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A video of the police beating a Muslim mob went viral on social media. Sharing the video users claimed that it shows the Uttar Pradesh Police beating the supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini after Khomeini’s death. Instagram Link | Archived Link  However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was misleading. The viral […]

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2015 video of lathi charge on Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand falsely shared linking to Prayagraj Mahakumbh

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The viral video is from 2015, when the police lathi-charged Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand during a protest over Ganesh immersion in Varanasi.  Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth, has criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for the tragic stampede in Mahakumbh. He reportedly said that the government had no moral right to remain in power […]

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