The claim
Some peaceful workers of the Trinamool Congress are sitting on the roads near polling stations, campaigning for Trinamool. And then see what happened.😂😂
PeakMetrics research summary
Based on related reporting.
Related reporting from NewsMeter says the video was posted on Facebook on July 29, 2023, and links the TMC poster in the clip to a candidate in the 2023 Bengal panchayat elections, held July 8. It concludes that the video was falsely shared as a recent incident.[S4]
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Sources and attribution
- [original] youturn original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- [S4] Fact Check: West Bengal polls - Police assault TMC workers for campaigning on poll day? No, video from 2023
Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026