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The claim

The video shows police officers brutally thrashing young men in public, for participating in the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review found that the video is not connected to the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests; it shows Andhra Pradesh police beating three people in Tenali in April 2025. The people were accused of attacking a police constable.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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