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The claim

Rakesh Tikait was attacked with ink and a mic during a recent 2024 press conference in Karnataka.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The videos show two separate past incidents, not a recent 2024 press conference: Tikait’s tearful response at the Ghazipur border in January 2021 and an attack at a press event in Bengaluru in May 2022. The review says the 2022 attack involved a microphone and black ink.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026