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The claim

The video shows a torchlight (mashal) protest against the new UGC rules.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The video shows an Indian Youth Congress torchlight rally in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on 13 August 2025, protesting alleged “vote chori,” not the new UGC rules. The review points to banners and placards identifying the rally as a Youth Congress event and notes that the footage was shared as being from that rally.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026