The claim
Following the triumphant victory of the BJP in the West Bengal elections, a pronounced trend has begun to emerge. All Bangladeshi Islamists are now rapidly repatriating to their homeland with considerable alacrity. However, this phenomenon is currently confined to
PeakMetrics research summary
Based on related reporting.
Related reporting examined two videos circulated as evidence that migrants were fleeing to Bangladesh after the BJP’s West Bengal victory. It found one showed people attending the Biswa Ijtema in Hooghly and the other worshippers boarding a boat in Bangladesh, concluding that neither showed migrants fleeing India.[S5]
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- [original] youturn original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- [S5] Fact check: These videos don't show migrants fleeing to Bangladesh after the BJP's win
Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026