The claim
A 2015 video of a lathi charge on Swami Avimukteshwaranand is falsely shared as recent
Original review summary
The review says the video shows a 2015 police crackdown on a protest led by Swami Avimukteshwaranand in Varanasi, not an incident during the 2025 Maha Kumbh. It reports that the video’s footage matches 2015 news reports and a longer video uploaded in January 2016.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026